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Teaching English in Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked country in the middle of Europe. Although it is surrounded by the European Union and has close ties to it, being out of the EU means it is easier for American and other non-European teachers to work there. The country is beautiful. It has...
Punctuating Direct Speech
This article gives the rules and conventions when it comes to Punctuating Direct Speech, that is the words actually spoken by someone, i.e. direct speech. Inverted Commas Inverted Commas or Quotation Marks are used to enclose whatever someone says. Note that other...
Teaching English in Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf off the Eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. The name Bahrain literally means Kingdom of Two Seas. It has a population of 800,000 and is a wealthy country with the fastest growing economy in the Arabic world....
Planning Lessons and Courses (book)
Author: Tessa Woodward Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: Paperback; 266 pages; Pub.2001 ISBN: 0521633540 This handbook will help you design sequences of work for your ESL/EFL classes. Whether it's plucking out an activity to start or finish a lesson or...
What is Discourse Analysis?
Discourse Analysis - or DA - is all about examining and analyzing spoken or written language (and to a lesser extent, sign language). It's about taking language, putting it under the microscope and looking at it closely to see how it works and then taking it out and...
Line Talking
Line Talking is a simple way to get your students listening and speaking carefully. It can be used with any type of speaking activity where an exchange of information is necessary. Method Divide the class into pairs. Each pair will need to exchange information between...
Spain – MoE
The Ministry of Education in Spain offers positions in state schools in Spain to US and Canadian teachers of English. The usual hiring period is from November to March for work beginning in mid-September. Each year about 2,000 American or Canadian teachers take...
Accreditation & TEFL Courses
There is currently NO independent, international board of accreditation or assessment for TEFL certificate providers. This means that each institute, school, or organization recognizes their own certificate and accreditation comes from good practice, professional...
Martin Parrott
Martin Parrott worked for many years as a teacher and teacher trainer at International House, London, where he was also the Director of Teacher Training. He has taught and trained teachers in many parts of the world and in the Universities of London and Bristol. He...