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100 Online Brainstorming Tools

Posted on March 24, 2011 by david

Need to get your students thinking? Here is an exhaustive list of tools to help you think outside the box, courtesy of Forensic Science Technician.

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United States: Business English speakers can still be divided by a Common Language

Posted on March 10, 2011 by david

Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States, notes VOA News website. An estimated 21% of foreign students at American colleges and universities are studying business and management. So, what are the effects on the use of English?

This article contains commentary from Thomas Cossé, a professor of marketing and business at the University of Richmond in Virginia, and Kay Westerfield, member of the TESOL board of dIrectors and director of the international business communication program at the University of Oregon.

ELT World TEFL Website of the month: ESL Games World

Posted on February 25, 2011 by david

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 and pre-intermediate learners as they are listening-based. Video tutorials are also available. The site also has printable game boards, PowerPoint games and card games.

There are customizable templates to download and print, especially made for those of us who have time and patience to create their own games. February’s ELT World TEFL Website of the month is this currently free-to-use website brought to us by the team who built ESL-Galaxy.

Previous websites of the month

October 2010: Kalinago English
November 2010: Breaking News English
December 2010: Jason Renshaw’s blog
January 2011: ELT Chat

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India’s outcasts are putting their faith in English

Posted on February 18, 2011 by david

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 language of the British Raj as an “enslaving tool” imposed by colonisers. This view is now changing in the country.

Georgia: Still fighting Russia, but this time it’s with words

Posted on February 7, 2011 by david

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 initiatives being attempted in the former Soviet Union.

Deborah Cruz is part of a brigade of native English speakers recruited by Georgia’s government to spur a linguistic revolution. The goal is to make Georgia a country where English is as common as in Sweden, and in the process to supplant Russian as the dominant second language.

Indonesia: High-tech help for plugged-in teachers

Posted on February 1, 2011 by david

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 Virtual Teachers Support Network. The VTSN is provided for free by the National Education Ministry and the British Council as part of efforts to improve English language education in the country.

TEFL blog roundup: January

Posted on January 26, 2011 by david

I’ve got a smashing roundup of what’s going on in the World of TEFL blogs this month. Enjoy…

What do you do with emergent language? – Kalinago English
Pear-shaped project work and how to avoid it – Mike J. Harrison
How different should intensive and extensive classes be? – TEFL Tastic
10 contemporary motivation theories and how they explain why your students just aren’t ‘into it’ – Year in the life of an English teacher
The Importance of Learning Strategies – Turklish TEFL
C is for Coursebook writing- Scott Thornbury’s A-Z of ELT
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Party – The English corner
“Can translation (and translation tools) facilitate language learning and how can it be used to best effect” – a summary of eltchat 12/01/11 – Shaun Wilden’s blog
PIN: Plenary-Induced Narcolepsy – English Raven
Can TEFL make you more employable? – The TEFL Times

If you’ve written something good recently, let me know and I’ll include it in my next roundup.

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Does Sudan need English to build bridges between North and South

Posted on January 22, 2011 by david

Whether the country decides to split or not, notes the Guardian, it will need a neutral language to continue the peace process and to speak to the rest of the world. Will it be English and, more importantly, can English really make a difference?

The answer, in short, is “yes”. English language training is not a “quick fix” for Sudan’s problems but it can encourage development, is relatively cheap and most importantly, sustainable, underpinning other capacity building projects.

UK: School curriculum has been ‘slimmed down’

Posted on January 20, 2011 by david

The number of compulsory subjects in England’s national school curriculum, notes the BBC, is to be cut to four from September by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

All schools will have to teach English, maths, science and PE with experts to advise on what should be focused on.

Brunei’s education model… an unsung story

Posted on January 16, 2011 by david

Brunei: Brunei’s education model has been an ‘unsung success story’.

Research, notes Brunei Direct, has indicated its attainment levels in English were considerably better than neighbouring countries’, the chief executive of CfBT Education Trust (United Kingdom) told The Brunei Times yesterday.

100 Online Brainstorming Tools

United States: Business English speakers can still be divided by a Common Language

ELT World TEFL Website of the month: ESL Games World

India’s outcasts are putting their faith in English

Georgia: Still fighting Russia, but this time it’s with words

Indonesia: High-tech help for plugged-in teachers

TEFL blog roundup: January

Does Sudan need English to build bridges between North and South

UK: School curriculum has been ‘slimmed down’

Brunei’s education model… an unsung story

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