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  • Teaching English in Singapore: Lucrative and rewarding jobs await November 19, 2009
    By Will Pearson For too long Singapore has been dominated by its larger cousins in the global market for TEFL/ESL destinations. It is natural to head to Thailand and Vietnam, completing ignoring this inspiring compact island. No more should the Lion City just be a refuge to teachers from Thailand looking for some civilisation while on [...] […]
  • Testing / Assessing Students November 15, 2009
    November at the Times is dedicated to a series of articles from Sharon K Couzens de Hinojosa, the creator and writer of TEFL Tips, The LA Job List, and The Ultimate Peru List. Although tests and an exam are a necessary evil of classes, there are things that you can do to make them easier for [...] […]
  • Book review – Linguistics: An Introduction by William B. McGregor November 12, 2009
    Linguistics is a fresh and contemporary introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. Firmly based around taught courses and catering directly to student needs, it addresses all of the topics that a student will need in their initial and subsequent study of language. With key terms, further reading, questions at the end [...] […]
  • Teaching in Latin America November 10, 2009
    November at the Times is dedicated to a series of articles from Sharon K Couzens de Hinojosa, the creator and writer of TEFL Tips, The LA Job List, and The Ultimate Peru List. Unlike places like the Middle East and some parts of Asia where you can save a lot, here in Latin America, you might [...] […]
  • Requesting reference letters November 4, 2009
    November at the Times is dedicated to a series of articles from Sharon K Couzens de Hinojosa, the creator and writer of TEFL Tips, The LA Job List, and The Ultimate Peru List. I’m all for asking for reference letters when you’re about to finish your contract. Getting a reference letter now rather than waiting until [...] […]
  • Getting Started in TEFL: Finding your First TEFL Job October 17, 2009
    By Keith Taylor Probably the most common way to find a TEFL job is through one of the many TEFL employment websites. For jobs abroad, the process normally goes something like this: 1 The application When you find a job which you like the look of, you’ll need to send your CV. You should emphasise points which are [...] […]
  • Teaching English abroad offers an escape route from the UK jobs crunch October 1, 2009
    By Chris Soames With UK unemployment at a 12 year high, widespread redundancies and thousands of graduates lining up to collect degree certificates that by no means guarantee a job, the opportunities offered by teaching English as a foreign language are becoming increasingly attractive. While TEFL was once seen as a niche area only for linguistics experts, [ […]
  • Interviews for ESL, TEFL and TESOL teaching jobs abroad September 28, 2009
    By Michael G. Hines I wanted to talk about interviewing from both perspectives which are that of the ESL TEFL TESOL teacher looking for a new teaching job and that from the ESL TEFL TESOL school looking for a new teacher to fill their available teaching position. Keep in mind that this is just my advice [...] […]
  • Advice on avoiding ESL, TEFL and TESOL teaching job scams September 2, 2009
    by Michael G. Hines I regularly receive emails from teachers asking whether certain ESL TEFL TESOL teaching job offers are ‘legitimate’. This interconnected world allows scam artists to thrive. As the global economic environment continues to change, the number of employment scams increases. In addition, the scams become much more creative and ingenious with […]
  • Why Students should get out there and see the World August 25, 2009
    by Catherine Luff It’s all too easy to get settled into the student life and feel like you have all the time in the world, but it’s surprising just how quickly that time can go! Better to get out there and get travelling while you can…. From the moment you become a student you instantly acquire [...] […]

Virtual Classrooms

By Rajesh Rastogi
A virtual classroom or VCR is a learning environment that exists exclusively in the form of digital content that is stored, and accessed through network of computers and information systems like PDAs, notebooks, mobiles etc.
Physical or Virtual Classrooms?
The main difference between the physical classroom and the virtual classroom is those [...]