ESL Games World If you’re looking for new games and activities to play with your English learners, ESL Games World will be of great help. This site offers both printable and interactive games. English learners can practice their vocabulary and grammar online for extra practice. Many of the matching games are extremely useful for beginners …
Monthly Archive: February 2011
Feb
18
India's outcasts are putting their faith in English
When India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh recalled, during a lecture at Oxford University in 2005, the legacies that his country had inherited from British rule, he placed the English language and the education system above all others. This, notes the Guardian, was a direct challenge to a century of nationalist rhetoric that had characterised the …
Feb
07
Georgia: Still fighting Russia, but this time it's with words
Tblisi: The new teacher who arrived recently at School No. 161 could barely speak a word of the Georgian language, knew little about local customs and easily got lost in the crazy-quilt streets of this hilly capital. But, notes the New York Times, she was at the forefront of one of the most notable educational …
Feb
01
Indonesia: High-tech help for plugged-in teachers
The Virtual Teachers Support Network, funded by the British Council and the National Education Ministry, is a free online service where English language teachers can access lesson plans and share ideas. English language teachers across the country, notes the Jakarta Globe, now have access to lesson plans, methodological articles and learning opportunities through the online …