Copernicus Hunts For Teachable Moments
Copernicus Hunts For Teachable Moments What is a teachable moment? In “The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Creating Teachable Moments” (a science education book published earlier this year), Rodger Bybee describes […]
Teaching English for Job Hunting
Teaching English for Job Hunting In 9 years of teaching Job skills to Korean university students, I have seen almost every mistake possible. Based on this experience, and experience from […]
KoreaTESOL (KOTESOL) International Conference
KoreaTESOL (KOTESOL) International Conference Another conference is done and as the post-conference cocktail of exhaustion and euphoria fades, I would like share with you who we are, what it is […]
How To Become A Published Author
How to become a published author How to become a published author? You’re an ELT teacher and you’ve been teaching now for a number of years. You feel confident in […]
Book Review: The Book of Pronunciation
The Book of Pronunciation When I was first doing my CELTA course in Seoul, South Korea, I learnt lots of new techniques and ideas which I could use in my […]
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion If the title has shocked you, then I’m glad. If as a native English speaker (NS) you feel slightly offended, then I apologise, but […]
How Should You Speak When Teaching?
How Should You Speak When Teaching? Accents are heavily affected by certain vowel sounds, and you can help your students’ communicative skills and reduce their errors by selecting a more […]
Copernicus: Nobody is Special in Today’s English Speaking Universe
The Copernican Principle – named after the 16th-century Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus – says that there are no ‘special’ observers. In other words, we can explain how the universe works […]