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 grammar, according to a fixed set […]
Academic English Collocations: ColloCaid
Academic English Collocations: ColloCaid 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 general, choosing […]
Teacher Roles Before and After the Pandemic
Awareness about the roles played by ESL/ EFL teachers in the classroom is key to a high quality development of the class. One lesson is held together by a string […]
Trends in EFL Teaching, 2021
With the vast changes in teaching and learning that have literally been forced upon educators since early 2020, we as language teachers must stay focused upon our goal: to meaningfully […]
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 […]
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 the Balto-Slavic languages, there is no […]
Rachel Paling on Building Her Coaching Company, International Conference, and Education Foundation
Today’s guest is Rachel Paling. Rachel and I talk about her background, career, and journey into entrepreneurship. We touch on the important things to consider when starting on the path, […]
Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers
Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers There is always help and advice available on books for ELT teachers. Whether it is from Facebook groups, forums or from colleagues, you […]
Teaching the Four Skills Online – Some Resources
Teaching the Four Skills Online – Some Resources 2020 was a year of profound reckoning for all teachers. Language teachers have been set the formidable task of teaching the four […]
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.