ELT World Blog- How to introduce an English Textbook to your Students1. Introduction “Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I may remember, Involve me and I learn. “ -Benjamin Franklin Textbook is one of the main instruments of educating and preparing students for the examinations. On the first or … Continue reading → […]
- What a TESOL certificate can do for your careerTESOL is interpreted in many ways. For some, it refers to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. To others, it is Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), or Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). In the UK, … Continue reading → […]
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
TEFL Blog roundup: April
Here are a few of the things I’ve been reading over the last month. Enjoy… ELT & Happiness – The English Corner: for English teachers in China Keeping control of your TEFL class – The TEFL Times: The only online … Continue reading
South Asia: English in Action Across Bangladesh
English in Action is a nine-year-old programme that helps 25 million people in Bangladesh improve their ability to use English language for social and economic purposes. This project creates resources for the classroom and for teacher professional development using mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, bangladesh, News
Tagged nd Language Acquisition (SLA) process in Bangladesh
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Recent forum threads at ELT World
Here are some of the interesting threads that have been started recently on the ELT World forums: General Discussion – Do you lesson plan? General Discussion – What’s national health insurance like where you live? General Discussion – Exercises and … Continue reading
United States: Teaching science to ELLs
The United States, notes the NSTA, has long been called a melting pot, a place where diverse people mixing and mingling. Learning the dominant language is a challenging part of the process, particularly when a student is trying to learn … Continue reading
Posted in ELL, News, north america, united states
Tagged ELL English language learners in the united states
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Japan: Why do English teachers have to be native speakers?
In Japan, non-native English-language instructors from South Asian countries are challenging cultural stereotypes and putting a new face on the industry, exclaims the Japan Times. It hasn’t been any easy task, but is this a good thing? Read the full … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, japan, Japan, News
Tagged making the Japanese fluent in English, native speakers
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Georgia: Saakashvili speaks of the ‘Linguistic Computer Revolution’
Georgian President Saakashvili said that English language classes would become compulsory from the first grade in schools, and that every first-grade schoolchild would be given an XO mini-laptop from next year as part of the “linguistic and computer revolution” plan. … Continue reading
English language learners making gains in the US
An associated press story notes that schoolchildren who are still learning English have made progress in state tests over the last three years, according to a report that may indicate tougher accountability standards have resulted in positive gains among a … Continue reading
Debunking myths on US immigrant education
United States: Skirmishes over immigration often take place in the schoolyard, exclaims Rosemary Salomone in the Washington Post. Those opposed to immigration claim that bilingual school programs impair a child’s academic success and that school children who retain their foreign … Continue reading
New ‘lip’ research sheds light on foreign language learning
United States: Lip movements may play a key role in the learning of second language speech sounds, while hand gestures may not be beneficial, suggest two Colgate University professors: For Japanese learners of English, there is difficulty producing distinct “r” … Continue reading
How does your classroom smell?
“My 15-year-old daughter Chloe couldn’t sustain her interest in academics and, as a result, she would goof off with her friends and get in trouble,” said Michael Sweeney of Oswego, NY. “Now I realize that all those Ds and Fs … Continue reading
