Cambridge University Press Launches New YouTube Channel for Learners of English
Cambridge University Press has announced the launch of a new YouTube channel, aimed at supporting English language learners by teaching them how to use English in the real world. The […]
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 […]
New Ways in Teaching Speaking, 2nd ed., TESOL Press
by Patrice Palmer New Ways in Teaching Speaking, Second Edition by TESOL Press was edited by Julie Vorholt, past Chair of the MWIS. This resource is a robust tome of […]
From Mainstream to ESL Teaching
by Abigail Burrow Moving from mainstream to ESL is not a typical step in teaching. However, when I found myself in Asia on vacation in 2016, I realised how much […]
Why Use the IPA in Class
By Steve Hirschhorn The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the result of work by 19th and early 20th century phoneticians such as Henry Sweet, Otto Jesperson and later Daniel Jones […]
Teaching English Online to Chinese Students
Teaching English Online to Chinese Students As an online ESL instructor living in the United States while teaching English online to Chinese students one fundamental challenge is cultivating a warm […]
Why I Wrote ‘A Handbook of Spoken Grammar’
by Ken Paterson Step back a little. Listen to the conversations around you (in any language). You’ll soon be aware of a kind of grammar that adds to, and is […]
My DELTA Diary: Module 2 Intensive Course
by Paul Finnerty I’ve been teaching English for about seven years on and off and have worked in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal and Italy in that time. To be honest, I […]
A Trio of Sightless Rodents
by Glenn G. Dahlem, Ph.D. An effective vocabulary builder for elementary and middle school pupils is challenging them to create parodies of familiar nursery rhymes, sayings and song lyrics, by […]
Empathy, Sympathy or Something Else?
By Rachel Paling As an EFL teacher and a trainer in Neurolanguage Coaching, my senses are acutely switched on to how people react in certain situations, and over the past […]