National Geographic’s “Life, Vietnam Edition”: First Impressions
by Alistair Elliott Life in Vietnam: As with many developing countries, Vietnam is continuing to make a significant push to improve its English language skills. From the early 1990s, the […]
An AEC Challenge: HOTS in Teaching English
By Uswatun Khasanah AEC: Opportunity or Threat The AEC (ASEAN Economic Community), established in 2015 has provided great opportunities for investment, employment and economic growth within the ASEAN state, including […]
Teaching English Online to Chinese Students
Teaching English Online to Chinese Students As an online ESL instructor living in the United States while teaching English online to Chinese students one fundamental challenge is cultivating a warm […]
My DELTA Diary: Module 2 Intensive Course
by Paul Finnerty I’ve been teaching English for about seven years on and off and have worked in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal and Italy in that time. To be honest, I […]
Language Doubts of a Retired English Teacher
Only his? By Giuseppe Carone I am a retired native Italian EFL teacher. Before retiring, I spent more than three decades teaching English in the Italian high school ‘Scientific Lyceum’ […]
Exploring the Trolley Problem in ELT Classes
Exploring the Trolley Problem in ELT Classes The trolley problem is a concept often used in philosophy and ethics courses. If you haven’t heard of it before, it basically works […]
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 […]
Common English Language Mistakes Made by Japanese Speakers
by Delic Meliha More and more Japanese continue to learn English, which is the common lingua franca across the globe and supposedly one of the easiest languages to learn. It […]
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom
by Philip Pound Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin, came into my possession buried in a pile of laundry. It’s dogeared, battered, […]
Grammar Police – Mistakes Native English Speakers Make
by Nico De Napoli Back in the noughties, I taught English as a second language for several years. Being a foreign national made it trickier to find work, as many […]