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- 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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Category Archives: DELTA
Should you really do the DELTA?
Jenny Johnson has written an article in support of doing the dreaded DELTA course over on the Guardian TEFL News website. As ever, the vast majority of this section of the Guardian is one giant promotional opportunity for Cactus TEFL, … Continue reading
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Project DELTA
I received a very interesting email from Nergiz Kern recently, informing me about Project DELTA, a wiki that Nergiz has set up relating to the DELTA course. Here’s some background info: Who is this Wiki for? For teachers like me … Continue reading
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DELTA Discourse advice
A very informative and interesting thread has opened up on the general discussion forum concerning the DELTA. The ever giving and knowlegdeable mmcmorrow has offered the following advice on those thinking of doing an assignment on discourse: This is a … Continue reading
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Is it OK to Speak Engrish?
Language Transfer, (also known as L1 interference, linguistic interference, and cross meaning) is most commonly discussed in the context of English language learning and teaching, but it can occur in any situation when someone does not have a native-level command … Continue reading
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A brief history of second language acquisition
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Proposed Changes to the DELTA
Here’s the latest on the proposed changes to the DELTA course, courtesy of the excellent mmcmorrow over on the Teacher Training Forum: There’s a fairly comprehensive review article about DELTA and the changes that are coming up from Sept 2008 … Continue reading
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Why Start a Teacher Forum?
‘Why did you start your own English teachers forum?’ I’m often asked. Quite simply, I used to be a member of Dave’s ESL Cafe job discussion forums many, many moons ago. I stopped using the site when it became practically … Continue reading
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More Recommended Texts for the DELTA
Over on the Teacher Training Forum people have been busy making further suggestions for suggested reading texts for the DELTA course. Leprofdanglais suggests The English Verb by Michael Swan. ‘Lots of teachers hate it, but people should at least have read … Continue reading
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21st Century Teacher Training: ITI Istanbul PART 2
Read the concluding part of the interview with the teacher trainers of ITI Istanbul: Image courtesy of http://www.picturesfree.org/ Do you feel that courses such as CELTA and DELTA adequately prepare teachers of English? What would you do to change things … Continue reading
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21st Century Teacher Training: ITI Istanbul
The International Training Institute (ITI) specialises in teacher training and development. They have been conducting teacher training courses since 1988 and boast one of the highest success ratios worldwide. ITI is internationally recognised as a leading centre for the Cambridge … Continue reading
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