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An English teacher in Florida has been suspended after giving their 8th grade class (13-15 years old) explicit lyrics to analyze. The students were having problems understanding concepts such as puns, similes, and metaphors so rather than continue using more traditional material to explain them, the teacher brought in the […]
The English-Speaking Union (ESU) is an international educational charity that promotes “international understanding and friendship through the use of the English language.” It was founded at the end of the First World War by Sir Evelyn Wrench with the aim of promoting closer ties between the English-speaking peoples. One of […]
Using the students’ MT in a TEFL class was be the basis behind the grammar-translation method, which was largely rejected as ineffective during the middle part of the last century. Researchers and teachers discovered that translating into the MT as a teaching method simply does not produce the kinds of […]
EL or English Language Students are the ones learning English! They come in all shapes and sizes and could be almost anyone. But here we’ll discuss very generally the kind of students you’re likely to find yourself teaching as a TEFL teacher around the world. Who are EL Students? Anyone. […]
ELT is an acronym standing for English Language Teaching, something of a catch-all term to describe teaching English to people who do not speak it as a native language. Of course there is not one “English Language” to be taught. What you teach will depend very much on the make-up […]