ELT World Blog- ELT World TEFL Website of the month: ELT ChatELT Chat With the current big bang-scale increase of the twittersphere, a new type of chat has surfaced for English language professionals. The wonderful #ELTChat is currently being moderated by Twitter TEFL heavyweights @ShellTerrell, @Marisa_C, @englishraven, and @olafelch (although the … Continue reading → […]
- United States: Subject Matters – Reading, Writing… and Readying for TestsIt’s the best of times and the worst of times, exclaims the unusually Dickensian CNN, for English teachers as they find themselves more accountable than ever for the academic success of their students, while balancing new technologies that change time-honored … Continue reading → […]
- United States: Feds Make ELLs a Priority for Tests Based on Common-Core StandardsThe federal government, notes Education Week, is intending to provide grants for the development of English-language-proficiency assessments that are aligned with the national common-core standards. The proposed grant competition would push the country toward more uniformity for the definition of … Continue reading → […]
- Vietnam: Pilot English Teaching Project is Hit by Staff Shortage and Poor SkillsFactors including a serious lack of facilities, as well as a shortage of qualified teachers have adversely affected the Ministry of Education and Training’s pilot English language teaching programme for primary school children, notes VietnamNet. Read more on this… Post … Continue reading → […]
- Would you have done this for a job?Simple question: would you have done what this person did to try and get a job in the Gulf? She flew me to Qatar on a 1-way ticket (despite my several written requests for a return ticket since it seemed … Continue reading → […]
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TEFL blog roundup: October
I’ve got a great roundup of what’s going on in the World of TEFL blogs this month. Enjoy… The Easiest Speaking Game in the World – Kalinago English Dogme vs CLIL – TEFL Tastic Adam’s adventures in mind mapping – … Continue reading
Recent articles at the TEFL Times
Here’s a quick round up of recent activity over at my sister blog, the TEFL Times: Preparing mainstream teachers for English-language learners: is being a good teacher good enough? Teaching English to prostitutes in China Without 1, where would we … Continue reading
TEFL Blog roundup: September
It’s been a while since I did one of these, but here we go with a few of the things I’ve been reading over the last month. Enjoy… What would you do… if you had to sit this exam? – … Continue reading
TEFL Blog roundup
Here are a few of the things I’ve been reading over the last few weeks. Enjoy… ESL & Happiness – The English Corner: for English teachers in China How are TEFL courses structured? – The TEFL Times: The only online … Continue reading
It's partly Greek to me
Celia Webb has followed up her article ‘Improving Vocabulary through Latin Prefixes‘ over at the ELT Times with ‘It was Greek to Me: Improving Your English by Knowing Greek Roots‘. ‘Greek provides many important prefixes, suffixes, and roots used in … Continue reading
Improving Vocabulary through Latin Prefixes
‘English contains many words adopted from other languages‘, notes Celia Webb, somewhat emphatically, over at the ELT Times: the World’s first online TEFL Newspaper. ‘In fact‘, she proclaims, ‘experts estimate 80% of English words originated elsewhere. The biggest influence on … Continue reading
Making the Move
Dear all, I’m making the move gradually away from blogger and onto the eltworld.net website proper, hence the slowing down in posts. I’ll keep you informed as to the progress with the whole range of blogs that will soon be … Continue reading
Advice for a New ESL Teacher?
‘When you first arrive in your assigned country, the first few minutes can be shocking. The air smells different, the people surging around you are likely different, the looks of buildings and storefronts and wares for sale may all be … Continue reading
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Latest Headlines from the ELT Times
Head over to the ELT Times and read what’s happening in the world of ELT. Among recent articles, you can find a guide to the advantages of a TESOL Course by Manuel Kupka, Memoirs of a Teacher by Paul Selibio, Blindfold … Continue reading
