Ben Shearon- Financial Planning for Your Retirement
Ben Shearon is a retired university English teacher based in Sendai. He was born in Germany and grew up in Spain but claims to be British. After living in Spain, […]
Ten Pre-Listening Activities
Ten Pre-Listening Activities In my previous article for EFL Magazine, I described the features of the three stages of a listening lesson (pre-listening, while-listening, and post-listening). In this article, I […]
The Three Stages Of A Listening Activity
The Three Stages of a Listening Activity In this article, I will present the three stages of a listening activity, and present some basic suggestions for each stage. “Okay students, […]
Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers
Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers There is always help and advice available on books for ELT teachers. Whether it is from Facebook groups, forums or from colleagues, you […]
Activities to Learn Students’ Names
Activities to learn students’ names When you start teaching a new group of students, it’s important to begin learning their names right away. As Lang (2020) puts it, “learning and […]
A (North) American K-12 and University Primer
Just to be clear, I am a Canadian and so will include examples from both the United States and Canada (but not Mexico which is part of North America, but […]
Unstunting Growth: (Realistic) Professional Development in TEFL
Unstunting Growth: (Realistic) Professional Development in TEFL This article is designed to provide ideas and general guidelines for overseas teachers in our industry who have realized a fundamental truth – […]
Warm Up Activities for English Class
Warm Up Activities for English Class The tips are listed below as Warm Up Activities for English Class and we here at EFL Magazine are sure you will find some […]
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary Speech?
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary Speech? Why do so many EFL learners have difficulty with listening comprehension? “English people speak so fast” is a very common complaint I hear […]
Prereading Strategies to Help Increase Reading Speed
Using Prereading Strategies Will Help Increase Reading Speed Do you sometimes wish you could better help your students increase reading speed? Well read on because here are 5 tips to […]