A US Peace Corps Volunteer’s TEFL Experience in The Republic Macedonia
Being a Peace Corps volunteer in Macedonia (FYROM) and working in the education sector has been a one-of-a-kind, transformative experience. The Peace Corps is a United States government agency that […]
Writing Drama for English Language Learners
By Scott Granville Film and television shows have universal appeal as an entertainment source in popular culture. Technology’s widespread influence makes online video content more accessible to English learners and […]
Extensive Reading Strategies to Get Students Reading
Extensive Reading Strategies to Get Students Reading Extensive reading has been the focus of a great deal of academic attention since Bamford and Day first published their ground-breaking work, ‘Extensive […]
The Wolf of Upwork
By Matt Cates Dear Readers, Clearly I don’t know what I’m doing. Most EFL teachers aren’t in this for the big bucks, but at least they churn out a living. […]
The Dvolver Phenomenon
By Charles McKinney, IV 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 […]
Impressing your Students with Your Youtube Skills
By Tory Thorkelson As teachers, we are certainly aware of the place technology will take in the classroom whether we want it to or not. One reason I like to […]
Seeing The Dog Alive
(NEW WAYS TO USE AN INTERACTIVE BOARD FOR TEACHING VERBAL GRAMMAR) By Nick Koretsky ESL teacher Studying a dog’s abstraction. It has been my experience that children don’t really enjoy […]
Teaching through Context: Bringing the World into Your Classroom
Teaching through Context: Bringing the World into Your Classroom Nowadays, with the development of technology, we hear almost every day about how important it is to make learning more interesting, […]
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners A 1-2-1 student of mine has just passed his (Hungarian B2 CEFR level) matura exam, in which he got 85%. […]
CREATIVE TEACHERS AND THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS, APPROACHES & ACTIVITIES
Creative Teachers and Their Instructional Methods, Approaches & Activites Introduction Most people, when they hear the word creativity, think of singers, painters, designers, or generally, those who are innately gifted […]