One-to-One Teaching – Ideas for Customising Your Business Classes
One-to-one Teaching – Ideas for Customising Your Classes As somebody who has been in the EFL space for several years now, some of my most rewarding, yet challenging experiences have […]
My Favorite Icebreaker Activities for New University Classes
by Tory Thorkelson As someone who used various versions of Find Someone Who to warm up my classes at the beginning of my career, I am constantly trying to come […]
Prewriting Activities for EFL Academic-Writing Classes
Prewriting Activities for EFL Academic Writing Classes Academic writing is not an easy skill to master, and yet it is the most important skill needed in an academic context (Alexander […]
The Incomplete A – Z of EFL: L-O
(Part 2 L-O) By Allistair Elliott L is for (not) learning the local language. If you can learn the local language, then do. If you can’t, then prepare to suffer […]
Teaching English to Young Learners – Some Tips
Teaching English to Young Learners – Some Tips I am always sceptical when I hear a teacher claiming that he/she doesn’t have a favourite age group of students and doesn’t […]
The Incomplete A – Z of EFL: A-K
By Allistair Elliott For the real and authoritative A-Z of ELT, please visit Scott Thornbury https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/ However, this is going to be a more unstructured and antagonistic look at […]
Teach Online for a Company or Go It Alone: Advantages and Disadvantages
Teach Online for a Company or Go It Alone: Advantages and Disadvantages Working for a teach online organization as an employee differs greatly from working independently. An independent English teacher […]
Does EFL Have an In-Class Listening Strategy?
By Allistair Elliott “Listening is the most critical communication skill”. Harmer on listening (briefly) Let’s look at what some of the heavy hitters in EFL have to say about listening. […]
My First TEFL Experience Turned Sour
By Justin Wiley You get what you deserve I wanted to teach in Russia. This was to be my first job abroad after taking the CELTA and a few months […]
Teaching English as a Second Language to Adults
Teaching English as a Second Language to Adults Part 1 A description of adult strengths and weaknesses If you’ve read my previous article titled ‘Useful thoughts on teaching adults’, […]