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It’s official. GIF is JIF

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:52 +0000

Steve Wilhite, inventor of the ubiquitous GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, which is a lossless format for compressing image files and widely used on the Internet), has spoken in the raging debate about the correct pronunciation of his 1987 baby. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations [GIF and JIF],” he wrote. “They are wrong. It is [...]

UK Fourth Choice For Japanese Studying English Abroad

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:44:35 +0000

According to a market report produced by the British Council and English UK, Japanese students are now more likely to choose Canada or Australia to study English abroad than the UK. With the USA still at the top of students’ lists, this leaves the UK in fourth position. Strict visa policies in Britain are one [...]

Long Road To End NNEST Discrimination

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:52 +0000

TESOL President Deena Boraie recently expressed concerns about discrimination against nonnative English speaking teachers (NNESTs) in Egypt. In a statement released from the President’s blog, Dr Boraie says there is a long way to go to get people to “change their thinking and understanding” about what makes a good teacher. Dr Boraie is TESOL’s first [...]

How To Review TEFL Materials

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:56 +0000

A short but comprehensive guide to the process of choosing TEFL materials to review then writing and publishing your opinions on them.

Review ~ English for Academic Study: Vocabulary

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:46 +0000

Very systematic self-study for the first five sublists of the Academic Word List, including training in what EAP students need to know about vocabulary.

Review ~ Objective First

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:49:11 +0000

A really useful course to help B1+ students progress to level B2 and pass the Cambridge First Certificate in English, with many helpful hints.

Review ~ Exploring ELF

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:07:34 +0000

Exploring ELF looks at English as a Lingua Franca and its place in academia both in research and also academic contexts for researchers and practitioners.

7 This/That/These/Those Games

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:56:08 +0000

Moving beyond “This is a pen” in fun ways. For young learners.

New $500,000 Teaching Prize

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:04:00 +0000

The Minerva Project — a start-up San Francisco university — will award an annual prize of half a million dollars for “one distinguished educator who is driving innovation to deliver extraordinary student learning experiences for the 21st century”. Anyone can nominate “an academic who has made significant contributions to student learning in higher education” via the form [...]

Teflnet Site Of The Month May ~ PaulEmmerson.com

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:00:18 +0000

Business English teacher and author Paul Emmerson has a website full of articles, tips, activities and other resources for BE teachers. His Business English Idea Bank provides lots of different topics for teachers to explore with their students, including business writing as well as the “soft business” of travel and entertaining. Paul also explains how [...]

Guardian TEFL Update Ends This Month

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:32:11 +0000

The Guardian newspaper has announced the ending of the monthly updates for its Teaching English as a Foreign Language section, previously sent out as a monthly TEFL Update email. The newspaper plans to keep the archive of TEFL materials, and it will still be possible to sign up to The Guardian’s Teacher Network, which includes an English [...]

IATEFL Major Contributor to £4.5 million Liverpool Boost

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:46:07 +0000

The British organization International Travel & Corporate Meetings estimates that teaching conferences in Liverpool, England this year contributed £4.5 million to the local economy, with the number of delegates at the annual conference of the International Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (2,400 attendees) easily outstripping the conferences of two major British teaching unions NUT [...]

Review ~ Breakthrough Plus 3

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:16:36 +0000

A Pre-Intermediate multi-skill text with a strong emphasis on communication.

Finalists For Language Learner Literature Awards Announced

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:32:02 +0000

The Extensive Reading Foundation has recently announced fifteen finalists for the 2013 Language Learner Literature Awards.

Physical Games To Practise A/An

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:33:44 +0000

TPR games for the difference between “a” and “an”.

Classroom Practice Of A/An

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:20:59 +0000

Activities for intensive practice of the two indefinite articles and the difference between them.

New Survey Ranks Tools Used In Teaching English

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:29:42 +0000

Handy infographic reveals which tools teachers favour in teaching English.

Review ~ The Roles of Language in CLIL

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:46:02 +0000

A book exploring the roles that language plays in the CLIL classroom, containing important and useful insights into CLIL teaching, as well as numerous practical concerns which should be of use to teachers and course coordinators.

Review ~ Macmillan Factual Readers

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:32:31 +0000

A colourful and interesting six-level set of forty factual graded readers that could be used with all levels of young learners and even some adults.

Review ~ Business Advantage

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:30:32 +0000

A complete business course, presenting practical language through authentic contexts.

Worksheet Generator

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:18:55 +0000

Make your own worksheets with Worksheet Generator. You can print your worksheets on A4 or US-letter paper and make copies for your students, complete with answersheets.

2-Column Sorting Worksheet Maker

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:48:33 +0000

Now working correctly following maintenance. This page will generate a worksheet with all the words (or other items) mixed up in a box at the bottom. Students have to sort the words into the appropriate columns.
Tip: use your "tab" key to move from field to field.

Scrambled Worksheet Maker

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:47:29 +0000

Now working correctly following maintenance. The generator automatically scrambles the words you enter. Students write the words out unscrambled. The Worksheet Maker creates both the worksheet and an answersheet, both printable.

Surveys for TEFL Teachers

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:02:26 +0000

About surveys for TEFL teachers with help and advice on survey design and analysis

Survey Analysis for TEFL Teachers

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:02:16 +0000

Advice for TEFL teachers and workers on how to get the most out of your surveys. How to analyse the data and share the results.

Survey Design for TEFL Teachers

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:02:04 +0000

Advice for TEFL teachers on survey design. These pages show how to get the most out of your survey through preparation and careful planning.

Teaching Speaking Quiz

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:48:04 +0000