Using Negotiation Role Plays in the English Classroom
Using Negotiation Role Plays Roleplay has always been a particularly effective way of giving practice to learners of English-speaking skills in a classroom setting. Roleplay can encourage fluency at the […]
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary, Spontaneous Speech?
“A word is not just the sum of its individual sounds; just as connected speech is not just the sum of its individual words.” (Underhill, 1994 p. 58) Why do […]
Modal Verbs and Why ESL and EFL Students Avoid Them
Modal Verbs and Why ESL and EFL Students Avoid Them Modal verbs have expressive power far beyond what their simple forms would suggest. I have encountered very view linguistic works […]
Teaching Paraphrasing to ESL Writing Students
Teaching Paraphrasing to ESL Writing Students Learning to write academically in English is a huge challenge for second language students. While they must deal with complex syntactical structures and academic […]
Quizlet for Language Teaching
Quizlet for Language Teaching In 2017, I co-wrote an article, Quizlet – Create Engaging Vocabulary Study Sets, about the basics of using Quizlet to assist students with vocabulary acquisition. Since […]
Which English Test is Best for You?
I sometimes tease my students by saying, “Do you TOIEC?” or “Do you TOEFL?” since those are apparently the most popular of the commercial English tests available here in Korea […]
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 – counterparts in both public and private institutions […]
How to Prepare for Your English Test
In my previous article, I discussed a few of the many English tests available online and offline. However, before you register and pay for the examination of your choice, it […]
How to Teach IELTS Writing Online
How to Teach IELTS Writing Online Five years ago, I was teaching IELTS Writing for the British Council in Vietnam. I started to put my lessons online so that students […]
The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT
Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]