Teaching English Pronunciation and Intonation
Teaching English pronunciation and intonation is a challenging job. And learning it is even harder. Part of the problem is that we are born with our first language intonation already […]
Case Study: The AI Solution to South Korea’s Declining English Proficiency
Case Study: The AI Solution to South Korea’s Declining English Proficiency My Speaking Score’s second biggest market outside of the US is South Korea. The peninsula’s slipping ranks in English […]
Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching
Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching Total physical response method is a structural method of language teaching based on the innatist language learning theory. Focus is placed on grammar structures and […]
Synthetic Phonics for EFL/ESL Learners
Let us begin with the most basic question: what exactly is “synthetic phonics”? To “synthesize” means to combine parts or elements together. Using the term “to synthesize” in a literacy […]
Teaching Conversational English in Japan: Is AI the Solution?
Teaching Conversational English in Japan: Is AI the Solution? If you had ever visited Japan before the age of Google Maps (and before or after the period of mandatory 2-meter […]
Ben Shearon- Financial Planning for Your Retirement
Ben Shearon is a retired university English teacher based in Sendai. He was born in Germany and grew up in Spain but claims to be British. After living in Spain, […]
Mobile Assisted Language Learning Ideas for Your Classroom
Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) Using mobile technology to learn languages is a current trend known as mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). There is growing literature on the use of social media […]
Teacher, Trainer, Rapper, Designer: Jason R Levine, A.K.A Fluency MC
Jason R Levine an English language specialist for young learners and adults He runs workshops for teachers and shows for students worldwide. Best know as Fluency MC Jason has clocked […]
7 More Favourite EFL Books
EFL Magazine is delighted to highlight 7 EFL Books suggestions which we hope may be useful to you all. A big EFL Magazine Thank You! to our 7 book reviewers […]
Why Languages Don’t Need Grammar Rules
It is pointless to learn languages using grammar rules. Looking for a common denominator or a formula is a mathematical operation that makes no sense in languages.