Teaching Diverse L1 Learners in the Adult ESL Classroom
By Natalie S. Johnson Many ESL teachers have classroom experience in countries where learners all speak the same first language or L1. Some may also share cultural circumstances. However, with […]
Developing Your Resilience - Advice for English Language Teachers
By Daniel Clausen Teachers are people, too. We face the same types of problems as others. We stumble into the burdens of bad relationships, we suffer calamities outside of our […]
The Dvolver Phenomenon
By Charles McKinney, IV When I started my English-teaching career in South Korea, my Korean co-teacher discovered an interesting website from a teacher-training workshop she attended. The website is called […]
A Day in the Life of an EFL Teacher
By Paul Finnerty The fact that it’s mid-October and I’ve just got back from swimming in the sea rather sums up why I chose to come and work in Bari, […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Thomas S C Farrell
Phil Wade Interviews: Thomas S C Farrell You are known for your reflective practice work and this has been rather fashionable recently but as an expert, do you think most […]
Have a Tea Party – Quick Tips for Kids’ Conversation Classes
Have a Tea Party – Quick Tips for Kids’ Conversation Classes “Mommy, can we have a tea party?” my daughter asked. I peered at her over my computer, papers strewn […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris Flora Debora Floris is a lecturer at the Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia where she teaches general English and language teaching methodology courses. She […]
Teach Children Using Games
Teach children using games Many teachers believe that using games in the classroom is inappropriate. Games are for fun, not for learning. At best a teacher might use a game […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Ron Morrain
Phil Wade Interviews: Ron Morrain Ron Morrain is the Director of Studies at the Language Learning Center Duisburg. He has been active in Human Resource Management and Development for over […]
Book Review: Penny Ur’s 100 Teaching Tips
I received a small package from Cambridge University Press last week and was eager to open it up and see what I had received. Sure enough, as I was expecting, […]