Extensive Reading in English Language Teaching
Extensive Reading in English Language Teaching South Korea has become a hub for EFL in the past 20 or so years. Despite recent indications that this pulsating industry is on […]
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 […]
Listening Comprehension Activities When You’re Short on Time
Listening Comprehension Activities When You’re Short on Time Do you ever find yourself having to rush through your textbook in order to finish your unit / course / semester on […]
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No L1 Articles occur more frequently than any other word in the English language (“Word Frequency Data”). Unfortunately, however, they remain a persistent […]
Teach English with Dvolver
Teach English with Dvolver When I started my English-teaching career in South Korea, my Korean co-teacher discovered an interesting website from a teacher-training workshop she attended. The website is called […]
Where I Teach in South Korea
Where I Teach in South Korea Where do you teach? A private University in Seoul, South Korea. According to the Complete University Guide, “[there are 43 national and almost 180 […]
Case Study: The AI Solution to South Korea’s Declining English Proficiency
Case Study: The AI Solution to South Korea’s Declining English Proficiency My Speaking Score’s second biggest market outside of the US is South Korea. The peninsula’s slipping ranks in English […]
EdAgree: Supporting International Students to Graduation and Beyond
Marlowe Johnson is the CEO of recently launched Educational Testing Service (ETS) subsidiary EdAgree, a company that is dedicated to optimizing long-term outcomes for international students, supporting their journey from research to […]
John Healy’s New Company Helps Teachers Beat TOEFL Speaking
Today’s guest is John Healy. I chat to John about his career in IT prior to begging to teach English. We talk also about his time in Korea and his […]
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 […]