Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know As a manager I interview a lot of teachers. One question I always ask is about reading texts. If you have a short reading text, what are some different ways in which it can be used? I am constantly surprised by the lack of responses [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2010’
I Only Thought I Knew My Students (by Ric Murry)
Part of the series: Lessons Learned from Students THE BACKGROUND: 2008, I returned to the 7th grade Social Studies classroom after a seven-year hiatus in Computer Applications and the Media Center. I wanted back in the classroom where I could work with a smaller number of students and develop a long-term relationship as a teacher [...]
Things I’m happy to know (by Tamas Lorincz)
I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to what I believe to be one of the best blogs in the EFL blogosphere. I allocated an hour to writing this post, and even after 12 hours of fruitless toil, I am none the wiser. http://wordle.net What should every EFL teacher know? I have been trying to [...]
Teaching language or teaching through language? (by Tatiana Sobral)
10 Tips from a Brazilian Bilingual Teacher I’ve been teaching at the primary section of The British School of Rio de Janeiro since 2002. About 80% of our students are Brazilian Portuguese native speakers, and the other 20% come from many continents across the globe, mainly Europe, North and South America. A percentage of the teaching [...]
Crossing the Physical and Linguistic Divide (By Catherine Cabiness)
As an educator for over 15 years at the intermediate level, I have experimented with a variety of methods to engage my students in their learning. My latest endeavor involves introducing different kinds of technology to enhance the teaching of Medieval World History. Through a professional networking site, I came across a request for international [...]
