EL or English Language Students are the ones learning English! They come in all shapes and sizes and could be almost anyone. But here we'll discuss very generally the kind of students you're likely to find yourself teaching as a TEFL teacher around the world. Who are...
ICAL Educational Partner Scheme Through the ICAL Educational Partner Scheme any English Language School or Educational Institute can offer their teachers quality training and recognized TEFL certification at a considerably discounted price. We co-operate with several...
What are Anagrams? Anagrams are simply rearrangements of letters from one word or phrase to make another word or phrase. The word itself comes from the Greek, anagrammatismos, ana- (up, again, back, new) + -gram (letter). For example, the following are a few...
Author: Jim Scrivener Publisher: Macmillan ELT Details: Paperback; 224 pages; Pub.1994 ISBN: 0435240897 This book is not your average a how to book but a well written and informative text that analyzes the different aspects of teaching, the classroom as well as...
Generative Grammar is a branch of theoretical linguistics that tries to provide a set of rules that can accurately predict which combinations of words are able to make grammatically correct sentences. Generally speaking it suggests that humans have the ability to...
This is A Long List of Proverbs. It can be used with activities such as proverb match (see below). A cat may look at a king A chain is only as strong as its weakest link A change is as good as a rest A drowning man will clutch at a straw A fish always rots from the...
Categories Word Search is a simple exercise which gives students practice in grouping and thinking about either semantic fields or parts of speech (word classes) or both. Preparation You will need a method of choosing a letter of the alphabet at random. This could...
Jill Hadfield has been involved in EFL either as a teacher or teacher trainer for over 20 years and is the author of over 20 books for teachers, some written with her husband Charles. She has taught and trained teachers in Britain, France, China, Tibet, and...
A Neologism is newly created (or "coined") word. New words often apply to new concepts or inventions, or perhaps when an old idea takes on a new meaning. Some random neologisms: aspirin hyperspace internet Islamaphobia wiki bling wmd phishing Quite simply, these words...
A Story Chain is a simple method of passing a story around the class, giving each student plenty of practice in storytelling. Prepare a Story There are many different ways to do this. The stories should be short and able to be told in a minute or so. Most importantly...
