Has the Jargon Got You Down?
By Mary Catharine Breadner Like other industries, the EFL world has an abundance of jargon. From acronyms to theory, it is almost impossible to follow when you are a beginner. […]
Language and Communication
by Luke Michael Ironside In a consideration of language, communication and the relationship between the two, it is necessary to understand the function of the former in terms of human […]
What Can Cinderella Tell us about the Role of Pronunciation in L2 Teaching?
By Vasiliki Lismani The well-known fairy tale of Cinderella with its adorable, yet miserable and unfortunate heroine has always been one of my favourites. In very few words, we have […]
Marjorie Rosenberg’s Journey in EFL
by Marjorie Rosenberg When I first came to Graz to take part in a programme for opera singers in summer 1975, little did I imagine that all these years later […]
Foreign Language Teaching (FLT) at the Dawn of the 21st Century
By Giuseppe Carone How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in’t! William Shakespeare, ‘The Tempest’ Some time ago, […]
The Importance of Motivation in Language Learning
A Personal Reflection as an Indonesian Teacher of English as a Foreign Language by Waliyadin Nuridin It is undeniable that motivation plays a key role in second or foreign language […]
Break Free From the Pitfalls of Acquiring English
by David Perrodin The symbolism used by the Greek philosopher Plato to describe our illusions of the world in “The Allegory of the Cave” focus on the fact that the […]
Foreign Language Teaching
a historical perspective By Giuseppe Carone The aim of this article is to outline the main features and development of ‘foreign language teaching’ (FLT) in the Western world, from ancient […]
Linguacuisine
Combining technology, languages, culture and cuisine by Sharyn Collins As editor of this magazine, I very much enjoy doing interviews with interesting people from the world of EFL. These interviews […]
6 Reasons Why I, as a Language Teacher, Don’t Want a Language Teacher
by Paul Finnerty I’ve been on both sides of the tracks when it comes to language-learning. I’ve worked as an English teacher for overseas learners for going on a decade […]