The issue of TEFL International has reared its head again over on the forums and is bringing about some heated debate. Check out the latest news over on the general discussion forum now!
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Some coıncern has been expressed over on the ELT World forums about the recent post from Luke Fisher on the subject of teaching in Argentina. While I’ve left the post intact, I don’t wish any of you to think that I’ve received any money from the organisation that Mr. Fisher represents, nor do I condone [...]
IATEFL holds its International Annual Conference & Exhibition every spring, which is attended by around 1500 ELT professionals from 70+ countries. It involves a 3.5 -4-day programme of over 300 talks, workshops and symposiums and, in addition to giving delegates a chance to meet leading theorists and writers, and exchange ideas with fellow professionals from [...]
As international teachers of English we always find ourselves in a rush and on the move, usually teaching and working in different locations, at weekends, likely even doing split shifts. Giving ourselves that little bit of a headstart education-wise, though, is a great way of getting on in our profession and there’s no [...]
IATEFL holds its International Annual Conference & Exhibition every spring, which is attended by around 1500 ELT professionals from 70+ countries. It involves a 3.5 -4-day programme of over 300 talks, workshops and symposiums and, in addition to giving delegates a chance to meet leading theorists and writers, and exchange ideas with fellow professionals from [...]
As we all know, there has been nothing short of an all-out revolution in the way that languages are being learned since the onset of the internet and the advances in computer based educational software. The Transparent Language company and its products have helped in excess of one million people worldwide to learn a new [...]
Think about your teacher profile, suggests Michael G. Hines
When a ESL/EFL/TEFL school searches for a new teacher for an open ESL/TEFL/TEFL teaching position, they already have an image of the teacher they want. Every school has certain qualities they feel a teacher must have to be successful. Those qualities can be many things depending on [...]
Advice from Celia Webb
You may wish to understand spoken English for a variety of reasons. Maybe you plan to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) so you can study abroad or get a good job in an English-speaking country. Perhaps you want to become a translator or a guide for English speakers. Or [...]
There’ll be no new posts for a couple of weeks while I’m away on vacation. See you all again at the beginning of August!
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‘Tasks: context, purpose and use’The 3rd Biennial International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching13th-16th September, 2009
Under the auspices of the International TBLT Consortium and the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University, you’ve still got more than a year to cobble together a decent excuse to visit the Lake District for this TBL extravaganza.
The first international [...]
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