{"id":12563,"date":"2024-01-01T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/?p=12563"},"modified":"2024-09-30T16:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T22:59:05","slug":"planning-online-esl-games-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/planning-online-esl-games-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Point Checklist for Planning Online ESL Games for Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you teach English online<\/a> to teens, you are probably familiar with the challenge of keeping young students engaged and motivated! Teen students may be taking online lessons on top of an already busy school schedule and demanding social life, leaving them with little motivation left for online classes. Online ESL games for teens are one of the best ways to keep these young students engaged and excited to learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This five-point checklist for planning online ESL games for teens will help you plan fun games that also target your student’s learning goals and interests. If you need more activity ideas and advice for strategic game planning, enroll in the 10-Hour Micro-credential Games and Activities for the Online Classroom (Teenagers)<\/a>. Learn more about the theory and methodology behind the effective use of games and activities with ESL teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re new to teaching, you\u2019ll want to get initial training and qualification with a TEFL certificate<\/a>. You can explore our online TEFL courses<\/a> to get started!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Align online ESL games with your student’s big-picture goals.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, you want to think about why<\/em> your students are learning English. This will help you choose which online ESL games will be the best fit. While some teens might be learning English simply to appease their parents or as a school requirement, others might be motivated to pass an English proficiency test, like the TOEFL, for university study, or perhaps they want to improve their conversation skills for a dream trip to the U.K. in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n