Jeremy Harmer's Blog. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers. Russell Stannard. Squeezing the joy out of a thing | Kalinago English. So while I get the point (and don't think teachers should suck up to their students) I don't entirely agree and actually, fully intend on being über-cool well into my 60's (like our Sensei Jeremy Harmer) but what made Darren's comment worth blogging about, was that interestingly, it occurred just after getting home from class and recognizing that I'd way totally killed the joy out of something for one of my students...
He's an adult though, so I really do hope not forever. Sidebar We blogging teachers do tend to have a habit of only posting up lesson tips and ideas which have worked in our lessons - I mean, that's why we share them, because they worked so they'll probably work for other teachers too. But what about the things that don't work? The things we do that fall flat... Aren't there lessons worth learning and therefore worth sharing in those things too? Not terribly realistic or truthful, now is it? Anyhoo, here's my story: And he followed through on the advice. But then I said: Oh. THE FCE BLOG by Claudia Ceraso. List of TEFL blogs (Teaching Village) Would you like to write a guest post for Teaching Village? I’m always happy to find EFL teachers who would like to guest blog for Teaching Village. I’m open to publishing posts on nearly any topic in ELT, so if you have a passion you’d like to share please contact me with your idea. I also welcome posts for any of the following categories: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL What’s your EFL personal teaching story?
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know What do you think all EFL teachers should know? Lessons Learned from Students Often, the most powerful lessons we learn as teachers are the lessons we learn from students. Technology for Teaching and Learning Do you use technology tools in your lessons? High Tech Ideas for Low Tech Classrooms How can we take high tech tools and make them work in low tech classrooms?
Activities Personal Learning Network Teaching and Learning in Second Life Second Life is a virtual world. 1. 2. 3. Critical mass elt blog. Whatever other speech you grow into….your dialect stays alive in a sort of inner freedom, a separate little self Ted Hughes, Poet, cited in Corcoran 1993:114 *this blog post is based on an article submitted to TESOL Spain Newsletter in 2006. Introduction My interest in the topic of Accent Prejudice, or the idea that some accents are perceived to be better (or more appropriate) than others, was first inspired in my childhood when observing my parents, both from working class London backgrounds (my mother of Irish-Italian origin), in their endeavor to ‘cultivate’ their accents depending on whose company they were in.
My father, for example, had a decidedly different voice when attending formal functions, to the one he seemed to have around the house. The Question Why are some people (and some EL teachers) negatively disposed towards certain accents and voices? Is Native Speaker Best? International Intelligibility: A More Realistic Goal? My Research What did I find? References Carter, J. 2004. ELT news Interviews. HOME | News | Columns | Features | Country Guides | About ELT | ELT Jobs | Book Store | Advertise on ELT News | Policies & Disclaimers | Privacy Policy ELT News is the website for teaching English in Japan and worldwide and for those looking for English teaching jobs. If you're involved in the English Language Teaching (ELT) Industry, then this site is your home. If you're looking for an English teaching job or another English-related job, check out our teaching jobs section. Copyright © 2000-2015 ELT Services Japan, Limited.
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Watch the video, and try the gap fill activity below. COMMENTS1. Of course, the 'I' who is speaking is the glasses, or perhaps Krys.2. 'Left', 'right', and 'middle' refer to one's political persuasion. Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard. S Learning Technology Blog. Some months ago I had a plan to write a book of tasks to get teachers using technology. As with so many of my plans and ideas, time and circumstances over took me and I never got further than the first 15 tasks. When I went back to do some more I noticed that I was taking so long doing these that some had gone out of date, so to try to get some use from the tasks I've decided to revise them and start publishing them here so anyone can download them and use them either to do teacher training or to develop their own ability to use technology. So here are the first five.
If they are popular I'll publish the next 5 for new year, so they can be my new years resolution and yours. Task 1: Create your learning journalSo here goes. The first task is based around Penzu and you can download the task or read it on Scribd. In this task you'll create an online journal that you can use to reflect on the other tasks you'll be doing, so you should do this one first. Best wishes for 2011. Related links: Best. Lexiophiles - Love Your Words. Job Applications – Chris’s 10 Tips. How to apply for the jobs you really want to get. A practical guide to filling out those (automated) application forms. In 2005 Cambridge University advertised for an executive for Thailand. Of 300 replies, over 100 had CVs longer than 10 pages. HR people form their opinions within 5 seconds of their first glance… There is now a plethora of TESOL job websites; many are forum-based and many, particularly the automated ones, share the same databases.
This has given rise to a confusion of choice for applicants and many ply the web and enroll on them all. Application forms provide all candidates with an equal opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for a teaching position. If a recruiter replies or calls personally, it is a good idea for candidates to be prepared to show that they remember the information about the school and having applied for a job there. How to apply for the jobs you really want to get…