It wasn’t until I started teaching that I found
myself analyzing language and trying to find creative ways to pass language on
to my (mostly) ESL students. What I’ve realized is that todays’ speech is full
of figurative language, idioms, colloquialisms and slang. These things make English
seem complex, confusing, and difficult to learn for students. But the students
aren’t always the only ones struggling with it; teaching English can be just as
daunting.
In an effort to bring fun back into learning
English, I decided to try something new with teaching idioms. We started the
lesson by looking at some common idioms and their meanings then broke down the
difference between literal and figurative meanings. Later we chose our favorite
idiom and made a contrasting collage from magazine clippings to explain the
meaning of the idioms. Not only did they learn some new expressions, they had a
blast bring those expressions to life. Once the collages were finished, each
student shared what they created. If you have any other ideas of how you’ve
taught figurative language, feel free to leave a comment for me. Thanks and
have a great weekend!
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