Language Doubts of a Retired English Teacher
Only his? By Giuseppe Carone I am a retired native Italian EFL teacher. Before retiring, I spent more than three decades teaching English in the Italian high school ‘Scientific Lyceum’ […]
Some Ideas on Enhancing Guest Speaker Sessions
By John Allan It sounds simple. The syllabus calls for guest speakers in the classroom. Inviting experts into your classroom is a great idea! The students see a fresh face […]
Media Bias and Critically Evaluating Information
By Tory Thorkelson In 2016, Vanessa Otero created a chart showing how biased various media sources available in the US were (see: http://www.allgeneralizationsarefalse.com/). While there was some disagreement about how […]
Constructing a Rhizomatic Personal Learning Environment
By Nguyen Minh Trang Constructing a do-it-yourself website as a rhizomatic personal learning environment to promote learner independence, interdependence and self-motivation to convert case. The net generation With the rapid […]
The ‘Painless’ Course Creation Cycle: Tips and Tricks from an EFL Veteran
Tory S. Thorkelson, M.Ed. Imagine being called into your Department Chair’s office three weeks before a new term begins. With all the real (and imaginary) reasons for this meeting going […]
The Wiki as a Collaborative Tool: Why to Use It, How to Use It
By Rita Zeinstejer A wiki can be described as a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit, delete or modify Web page content using any […]
Recently: the Time Adverbial that trespasses Grammar to Reach out for Difference
By Maaouia Haj Mabrouk: ELT inspector Tunisia Introduction Among the adjunct adverbials1 that kept puzzling me as a teacher, then as a teacher trainer, then as a researcher was the […]
Where Are We Going Wrong with Teaching Reading Skills?
By Mark Bartholomew Past and Present? – Teaching Techniques Do you remember reading classes in English, Spanish, or whatever foreign language you were studying, where the text was too difficult […]
Quizlet – Create Engaging Vocabulary Study Sets
Quizlet – Create Engaging Vocabulary Study Sets Introduction Vocabulary acquisition is an essential aspect of language teaching and learning. Quizlet is an app used to learn and practice new vocabulary. […]
Online Activities for ESL Students – Wikisurfing
Online Activities for ESL Students We teach our students English. No, let me try wording that again. We do our best to help our students acquire enough language so they […]