Teaching English in Timor Leste – My Story

Teaching English in Timor Leste – My Story Here I am with two of my students, both of whom are now teaching in primary schools. I am a self-funded volunteer […]
Using a Wiki for Classroom Teaching

Wiki for Classroom Teaching A wiki can be described as a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit, delete or modify Web page content using […]
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom

7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin, came into my possession buried in a pile of laundry. It’s dogeared, battered, tattered, and […]
H5P for Online English Teaching

H5P for Online English Teaching We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student […]
Teaching English as a Dyslexic

Teaching English as a Dyslexic The probability of your reading the title of this article is still less than the probability that I thought I would ever write it. Unfortunately, […]
How to Teach English as a Foreign Language

How to teach English as a foreign language Are you looking Advice on how to teach English as a foreign language? EFL Magazine recently posed a challenge of writing ’10 […]
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom

Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom “All students are entitled to attend and participate in foreign language classes. Thus today’s foreign language educator … has the task to meet […]
Concept Checking Questions – Yes or No?

Concept Checking Questions – Yes or No? Who calls for greater adherence to the principles of Communicative Language Teaching I wish to show that the Yes/No Concept Question, by the […]
Hiring a TEFL Teacher Who’s World-Class

Hiring a TEFL Teacher Who’s World-Class Hiring a TEFL teacher is a big responsibility. But hiring someone you’ve never met in ‘real life’ and persuading them to fly halfway around […]
Teaching Low-Level Learners ESL Using Authentic Materials

Teaching Low Level Learners ESL Using Authentic Materials A 1-2-1 student of mine has just passed his (Hungarian B2 CEFR level) matura exam, in which he got 85%. What is […]