What Does the Future Hold for TH Sounds?

What Does the Future Hold for TH Sounds?

By Jonathon Owen The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language (L1) does not include them. The likelihood […]

H5P for Online English Teaching

H5P for Online English Teaching

H5P for Online English Teaching We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student […]

Cantonese Dreams, Global Digital Voices

Cantonese Dreams, Global Digital Voices

By Chris Panell “That will never happen, Mr. Panell.” We had been discussing the year 2047, the date for Hong Kong to be “fully integrated” into mainland China. My Year […]

How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching

How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching

How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching This is an example of how to use a popular poem to engage students and improve pronunciation using old-fashioned but effective drilling. Benefits […]

Media Bias and Critically Evaluating Information

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 […]