Elision happens when you miss out one or more sounds as you're speaking. Sometimes it's known as slurring or muting but the important point to remember despite what some people say, it is not a sign of "bad pronunciation" or poor education, but simply the natural way...
There is sometimes confusion over which to use of these verb forms: the Present Simple or Present Continuous vs Present Perfect. The cat is here.vs The cat has been here. Simon is writing.vsSimon has been writing. Generally speaking we would use the present simple or...
Simply put, Psycholinguistics is the study of how psychological factors and neurological factors influence the way we learn, understand, and use language. It tries to answer questions like: How do our brains process language? How do we recognize speech and how do we...
One of the official (but by no means only) languages of India
A Lesson Target is the focus of an individual lesson. It is, if you like, the single main point that you are trying to teach in that particular lesson. Often it can be summed up in a single sentence thus: At the end of the lesson the students will know how to......
I read a very interesting article the other day on one man's theory why British people (and let's expand this to pretty well most native English speakers) don't speak foreign languages well, if at all. I read a very interesting article the other day* on one man's...
The world of teaching English is full of acronyms. One question which pops up all the time is: what is the difference between TEFL and TESOL and TESL and CELTA and... and also: should I get a TEFL certificate or a TESOL certificate? This article explains what these...
The following is a paper written by Rebecca Rose Orton on her CALL training and experience. Rebecca volunteers at the English Language Institute (ELI) at Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC. The following is a paper written by Rebecca Rose Orton on her CALL...
Korea is a unique country that has a lot of offer. But one thing the country does lack is diversity. As a result, you feel isolated, belittled and often times, hated as a foreigner. Especially a black foreigner... We'd like to welcome Tate Nanje as a guest author of...
Drilling is a simple technique used in EFL and ESL classrooms to practice English. Practice, as they say, makes perfect. And drilling is certainly practice. Essentially it is Repetition; the teacher says something and the students repeat it all together. Then the...
