Elocution Teaching and Its Place in ELT
Elocution Teaching and Its Place in ELT Tiptoeing through the minefield of international business communication in itself is already stressful enough, as speaking another language is not merely about learning […]
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching A few years ago Dr. Thomas Farrell gave a plenary talk at the KOTESOL International Conference. Among the many wonderful parts of […]
TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold?
TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold? The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language […]
How to Teach Collocations – The Sure-Fire Way
How to Teach Collocations – The Sure-Fire Way Would you like me to show you a sure-fire method to teach English to your students? Something that would not only give […]
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation One spring afternoon in 2001, I was ten steps away from entering my Adult ESL class when a little idea popped into my […]
Teach English with Pictures
Teach English with Pictures Close your eyes and imagine you’re holding a glass of exquisite wine, which is glinting ruby, citrine or garnet. Or a glass of water, crystalline, mountain […]
Evaluating ESL Students – Some Tips
Evaluating ESL Students The days when I taught to a common exam (and hoped that I taught the right sections of a humongous textbook) are long gone. These days, I […]
How to Make Conversation Classes More Meaningful
How to Make Conversation Classes More Meaningful for Your Students Just like that book about how Kindergarten teaches you everything important about life, much of what I do and how […]
Applying Universal Design for Learning in the EFL Classroom
Applying Universal Design for Learning in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom Classrooms across the world are becoming more diverse due to global migration. This diversity is challenging teachers […]
Reflections on My Experience of the CELTA Course
Reflections on My Experience of the CELTA Course Why did I complete a CELTA course? Having decided to stop working as an assistant head teacher in a challenging school in […]