The TOEFL® Family of Assessments: A Portfolio of English-language Testing Options
The TOEFL® Family of Assessments: A Portfolio of English-language Testing Options Over the last 16+ years, ETS’s TOEFL ® program had one four-skills English-language test offering a single mode of delivery […]
Making the Most Out of Your Coursebooks
The role of coursebooks in EFL is a topic of some controversy. For many, language books form the backbone of their curriculums, and some EFL teachers have a strong loyalty […]
How to Use Scratch in The Classroom
How to Use Scratch in The Classroom Today In this article you will get knowledge about How to use scratch in the EFL Classroom Creating learning environments that are engaging and […]
Dave Sperling From Dave’s ESL Cafe on His Life and Legendary Site
Today’s guest is Dave Sperling. Dave is originally from L.A. and has in his time lived in Japan and Thailand. He started Dave’s ESL cafe nearly 30 years ago, and […]
John Healy’s New Company Helps Teachers Beat TOEFL Speaking
Today’s guest is John Healy. I chat to John about his career in IT prior to begging to teach English. We talk also about his time in Korea and his […]
Tips for Teaching TOEFL Online 2022
Tips for Teaching TOEFL Online 2022 During a panel discussion included in EFL Magazine’s TOEFL Training Summit last week, participants were asked about possible gaps in the TOEFL training market […]
TOEFL Teacher: Why Your Students Are Not Getting Higher Scores
TOEFL Teacher: Why Your Students Are Not Getting Higher Scores Whatever a student’s ability, if they are unfamiliar with the strategies required to perform well at a particular examination, they […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT
Acronyms in ELT: What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of […]
Interactional Competence – Three Classroom Activities
Interactional Competence – Three Classroom Activities Most EFL teachers are probably familiar with the stilted nature of the learner to learner conversational interaction. Low confidence, lack of vocabulary or grammar […]
Trends in EFL Teaching, 2021
With the vast changes in teaching and learning that have literally been forced upon educators since early 2020, we as language teachers must stay focused upon our goal: to meaningfully […]