Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of UCLES or the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate which is a non-teaching department of Cambridge University. Cambridge Assessment is responsible for setting and grading a number of international English...
Author: Michael Swan; Bernard Smith Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: paperback; 378 pages; 2 Edition, 2001 ISBN: 0521779391 With a subtitle that says it all: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and other Problems, this practical guide compares the relevant...
Non-Threatening Debates are ideal TEFL debates which can be held in class and then voted on. The idea is simple. If you get your class to debate a hot topic (e.g. anything political or religious) then students can get very emotional and carried away. Because they are...
Author: Jeremy Harmer Publisher: Pearson ESL Details: Paperback; 288 pages; 2nd Ed.; Pub. 2007 ISBN: 1405853093 This book, complete with DVD, has hints and tips to help with facing the hurdles of being a trainee. From difficult lessons (and students) to actual class...
Very simply put, the Second Conditional is used to talk about possible, but unlikely, situations and wondering what would happen. The little girl in the picture might think... If I had a bike, I would go out and play with my friends. But she doesn't have a bike so she...
Aspect describes how a speaker feels about the action they are describing. In English there are generally accepted to be 3 aspects and they change how the verb is formed: simple (aka indefinite) continuous (aka progressive) perfect A Simple Example To take an...
TEFL in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a thriving metropolis and officially part of China. It was ruled for many years by the British and this, combined with its status as a major port, makes English an important language there. The opportunities for TEFL teachers are great...
Subject-Verb Agreement means that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. For example: My brother is in town. My brothers are in town. In the first example the subject is singular: my brother. This makes the verb singular:...
Business English is English as it is used in the business workplace. Business English focuses on business phrases and typical workplace vocabulary in the context of language functions such as: negotiations, telephone conversations, interviews, presentations, meetings,...
Author: Diane Larson-Freeman Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 208 pages; 2nd Edition; Pub. 2000 ISBN: 0194355748 This book provides a practical overview of the most important teaching methods in the ESL field. The book devotes a chapter to each...
