ELT World

• TEFL blog roundup: May
  Here are a few of the things I’ve been reading over the last month. Enjoy… My first IATEFL conference by Emma Herrod on Ken Wilson’s blog Why texting is good for the English language by Adam Simpson Can someone ever teach someone else how to teach? by Willy Cardoso Becoming a teacher trainer by John Hughes Should TEFLrs have a [...] […]
• US: Researchers advise race to top applicants on ELLs while ‘Common Core State Standards Initiative’ takes effect
  States need to give test developers explicit instructions on how to avoid unnecessary linguistic complexity when designing content tests, reports Education Week. They need to provide detailed guidelines to school districts on how to select and use testing accommodations for students. Those are two of the recommendations in a new research brief on how to [... […]
• Brunei: Poor Malay not due to the bilingual education policy
  The Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs yesterday defended Brunei’s bilingual education system which uses English language in majority of school subjects, saying that it has been operating well and past generations have succeeded due to their good command of English. According to Brudirect, Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Badaruddin Penga […]
• Educators to keep an eye on Ning’s move to ‘pay’ model
  Ning, the popular social networking site that educators have been using to trade information on boosting their skills and to interact in a closed environment with students, has announced a new overall pricing structure for its services. The company announced that their new Mini Networks will each cost $2.95 a month to maintain, or $19.95 [...] […]
• Reducing stress in the TEFL profession
  Living the TEFL life can be just as stressful as any other, if not more so. I know this only too well after more than ten years in the profession. To reduce our level of stress, we first need to understand what stress is. Stress is, more than anything, the result of our perception of [...] […]