Teaching Diverse L1 Learners in the Adult ESL Classroom
By Natalie S. Johnson Many ESL teachers have classroom experience in countries where learners all speak the same first language or L1. Some may also share cultural circumstances. However, with […]
Some Tips on Supporting Blended Learning
By John Allan Scenario I teach in a mixed gender technical college in the Middle East. The majority of students are in their twenties pursuing engineering, business, information technology, health […]
How to Make Conversation Classes More Meaningful for Your Students
By Tory Thorkelson Just like that book about how Kindergarten teaches you everything important about life, much of what I do and how I do it in the speaking and […]
Taking the Pain Out of Preparing Tailor-Made Lessons
By Yuliia Bilonoh When teaching one to one we often have to make more effort to keep our students interested and to make the lessons relevant to them and only […]
Teaching and Exploring in a New Culture
By Alyssa Micek This article is designed to facilitate discussion regarding the cultural challenges of teaching abroad as well as the valuable lessons one can learn through the process. It […]
Penny Ur : 100 Teaching Tips – Book Review
by Penny Ur Cambridge University Press 2016 Reviewed by Scott Zimmermann, D.A. Few authors in the field of EFL are as eminently qualified as Penny Ur. Her practical book, Penny […]
Where I Teach – A Freelance English Teacher in Stockholm
by Pola Papadopoulou I am a freelance English teacher in Stockholm, Sweden. I work with all ages and levels, but my expertise lies in Business English and IELTS preparation, which […]
Reflection as an act of sharing and caring
By Vasiliki Lismani “Sharing is caring”. You might think “What a cliché!” but, as teachers we know that this is (or at least should be) our motto. Sharing is, by […]
Interview with Nicholas Walker
By Sharyn Collins Hello, Nicholas, could you tell me about your background and how you got into EFL? I’m English, but I was born in Singapore. My father was in […]
10 Confessions of an EFL teacher
by Paul Finnerty Most things published by wannabe journalist-teachers like me focus on what we do well. Much of what we write is idealistic and makes us out to be […]