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…
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Book Review: A Descriptive Grammar of English
The question of whether to teach grammar prescriptively or descriptively has been much debated in the ELT community. On the one hand, teaching prescriptive…
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Cambridge University Press: Dedicated Teacher Award
Cambridge University Press, the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, has awarded its 2021 Dedicated Teacher Award to Annamma Lucy, a social studies…
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ColloCaid: Helping with Academic English Collocations
Teachers, editors, proof-readers, or indeed anyone who regularly reviews texts can confirm that many writers struggle when choosing word combinations which sound natural. In…
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Jenny Dooley on Running a 500-Person ELT Publishing Company
Today’s guest is Jenny Dooley. Jenny chats about her company, Express Publishing, and where and how she’s found success in entrepreneurship, management, and leadership….
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Plagiarism in Higher Education: What Do International Students Need to Be Aware of?
Plagiarism, simply put, is using the work of another and trying to pass it off as your own work by not giving due credit…
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American, British, and Euro-English
Compared to other Indo-European languages, English grammar is rather uncomplicated. Verb conjugation by person, for instance, is virtually nonexistent; and unlike in German and…
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How Tyson Batino Built a 7-8 Figure Teaching Business in Tokyo
Today’s guest is Tyson Batino. Tyson talks about his journey from being a language-school teacher to co-owner of 11 English schools in Tokyo. Tyson…
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Top 10 Books for New EFL Teachers
There is always help and advice available on books for EFL teachers. Whether it is from Facebook groups, forums or from colleagues, you are…
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12 Steps to Hiring a Teacher Who’s World-Class
Hiring a teacher is a big responsibility. But hiring someone you’ve never met in ‘real life’ and persuading them to fly halfway around the…
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