Author: Jill Hadfield; Charles Hadfield Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 72 pages; Pub. 2001 ISBN: 0194421708 This book contains 30 activities at elementary level, complete with ideas for boardwork and pictures teachers can copy. All the...
The TESOL job market in the USA is organized differently from what most teachers are used to abroad. Unlike most countries where TESOL jobs can be found in private language schools of all sizes shapes and forms, TESOL opportunities in the US are mainly found in...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: Paperback; 1562 pages; Pub. 2003 ISBN: 0521531063 The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary doesn't just help you find words quickly and understand them easily. It gives the vital support which advanced students need,...
These 2 terms are related and often overlap. They're used to talk about different methods used to communicate. Simply put: Pidgin is a simplified form of language used by two different groups to communicate. Creole is a pidgin which has formed into a full language...
Language schools in Australia have traditionally taught students from China, South Korea, Japan and other Pacific Rim countries who visit Australia for a few weeks or more to learn English and see the country. In the early 2000s the slowdown in the Asian economy meant...
TESL stands for Teaching English as a Second Language. It's pronounced TESL to rhyme with WRESTLE. Simply put, this means teaching English to people who are not native English speakers but who live in a country where English is the main language. For example, teaching...
Imperative Sentences - Sorry, article coming soon!
In a general sense, a grammarian is a linguist. One who studies language, in other words. However often grammarian is used in a slightly more restricted sense for a person who writes grammar books and looks only at the way language is put together. In the past,...
Twenty Questions is a simple game which can be played in class with minimal preparation. It is ideal for practicing both vocabulary (notably semantic fields) as well as making questions. Preparation Collect a group of pictures or photographs with different objects on...
Here's a quick teaching tip for the class which can be incredibly important. It's surprisingly simple and surprisingly effective. In fact, it can change the way you teach and the results you get. It's all about how you choose a student at random to speak and making...
