A Teacher’s Starter Library

A Teacher’s Starter Library: In this day and age, we take the endless sea of useful (and sometimes less than useful) information available on the internet for granted. However, there […]
The EFL Magazine Guide: Ten TEFL Online Courses

Ten TEFL Online Courses EFL Magazine has given 10 providers of TEFL online courses. The opportunity to give us some information about their services which may be of interest to […]
Has the Jargon Got You Down?

By Mary Catharine Breadner Like other industries, the EFL world has an abundance of jargon. From acronyms to theory, it is almost impossible to follow when you are a beginner. […]
Take the CELTA and Launch Your Career

by Mary Catharine Breadner Deciding to become an English Teacher was something that I had thought about and toyed with for many years. Working as a researcher in a busy […]
The Incomplete A – Z of EFL: A-K

By Allistair Elliott For the real and authoritative A-Z of ELT, please visit Scott Thornbury https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/ However, this is going to be a more unstructured and antagonistic look at […]
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 […]
Does EFL Have an In-Class Listening Strategy?

By Allistair Elliott “Listening is the most critical communication skill”. Harmer on listening (briefly) Let’s look at what some of the heavy hitters in EFL have to say about listening. […]
An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words

An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words Error-correction has long been a domain for debate and a persistent bane of teachers’ life. In fact, error-correction […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Scott Thornbury

Phil Wade Interviews: Scott Thornbury Scott Thornbury teaches on the MA TESOL program at The New School in New York. His previous experience includes teaching and teacher training in Egypt, UK, Spain, […]
Covert Syllabus: What Else Do We Learn From Textbooks?

Covert Syllabus: What Else Do We Learn from Textbooks? A chilling ice-breaker It is the beginning of a new term and we start to plan the first lesson of the […]