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 […]
Teaching Adult ESL – Some Tips

Teaching Adult ESL – Some Tips Every teacher has their tips and tricks for dealing with classes, regardless of the level, age or subject. Here are mine based on 20+ […]
Teach English with Minecraft

Teach English with Minecraft Even if you have absolutely no interest in computer games, you have probably heard about Minecraft. If you teach or have kids, you have probably heard […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT

Acronyms in ELT: What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of […]
A (North) American K-12 and University Primer

Tory Thorkelson Just to be clear, I am a Canadian and so will include examples from both the United States and Canada (but not Mexico which is part of North […]
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 […]