Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris Flora Debora Floris is a lecturer at the Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia where she teaches general English and language teaching methodology courses. She […]
Transliteration in the ESL Classroom
In my seven years employed as an ESL instructor, while volunteering to teach ESL on weekends for refugees, I’ve learned a valuable asset often and endemically ignored within the region […]
Implementing Extensive Reading in the Classroom
Implementing Extensive Reading in the Classroom South Korea has become a hub for EFL in the past 20 or so years. Despite recent indications that this pulsating industry is on […]
To Teach or Not to Teach Shakespeare
To Teach or Not to Teach Shakespeare The idea that Shakespeare has no place in the EFL classroom is a false one. With the right method and approaches, Shakespeare, his […]
Why Evidence Matters
Why Evidence Matters Evidence in education is something that is being discussed more and more often in talks, blogs and articles, so it seems like a good time to throw […]
Teaching Academic Writing to ESL Students
Teaching Academic Writing to ESL Students I’ve been teaching academic writing to high-intermediate and advanced ESL students at a francophone college in Québec, Canada for the past several years. Using […]
English Teaching Belongs to Everyone
English Teaching Belongs to Everyone INTRODUCTION Norton (1997, p 427) states that ‘English belongs to all people who speak it, whether native and non-native, whether ESL or EFL, whether standard […]
Developing Learner Autonomy
Developing Learner Autonomy There are many different ways to think about our goals as teachers; what it is we hope to achieve with our students. We can talk about learning […]
How To Use A Timer In The Classroom
How To Use A Timer In The Classroom Most instructors want to get better at using technology in the classroom. However, sometimes the best technologies are the simplest ones. One […]
Motivation and Language Testing
Motivation and Testing Are your learners bogged down with tests? Does this cause a drop in motivation in your language class? Language learning can be a joy for many students. […]