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Grammarman 2: An Uncountable Challenge
Grammarman is back, this time with an unbelieveable uncountable challenge for readers:
Date: February 18th, 2007 |
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Around The Web On TEFL: February 12
Online classes are a thing of the past: now you can learn by sms.
Short but sweet: Bulgaria will need more foreign language teachers.
Two in one: first, see an example of a Dear Abby activity, and second, find out what students’ responses say about divorce in Korea, according to the author.
Consider the pros and cons of testing young learners.
One more native speaker weighs in on why English is not so intuitive: why don’t we say Buick like quick?
Find out why some Hungarians are in Montana.
And finally read why Japan is importing foreigners.
Date: February 12th, 2007 |
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Around The Web On TEFL: February 8
Find out how a Regina, Canada first-grade class is welcoming twenty Karen students coming from a Thailand refugee camp: they are children first, refugees second.
Soon you’ll be able to study a second language on your Air France flight.
I must admit the link to English language teaching is not 100% clear…but it’s a fascinating read about Ethiopia from the Guardians TEFL section.
Get inside the head of one Peace Corps Volunteer on the Russian language.
Consider how language aptitude and motivation are connected.
Get some insight into Japan: of those who are currently studying a language, what …
Date: February 8th, 2007 |
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Around The Web On TEFL: February 3
An Iowa school activity the TEFL Logue thinks would be useful everywhere: A Day In The Life Of English Language Learners.
A local perspective on stricter regulations for English teachers in Thailand.
English as a language of instruction in India.
Malaysia’s plan to boost schoolchildren’s level of English.
A few more links for foreign language learning podcasts.
One more blogger weighs in on the English only debate in the US.
English language coaching centers in Pakistan sometimes cater to those who want better jobs…or fun…or romance.
Date: February 3rd, 2007 |
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Spotlight On Spain
The home of tapas, flamenco dancing, and best of all the siesta. The country which contains Sevilla, where the current temperature is 52 Degrees Fahrenheit! Possibly the only place on earth where you can run with the bulls, be pummeled by tomatoes, and find abundant work teaching English…especially if you have a passport from an EU country (for the teaching, that is; the bulls and tomato throwers don’t check).
Though work regulations are complex, they in effect mean that it’s nearly impossible for those without citizenship in an EU country to find legal work. So what can you do in Spain if you can’t work there?
Well, to start with, there is nothing stopping you from doing your TEFL course in Sevilla or Madrid through the LanguageCorps TESOL training program – where you can receive the Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
But wait! Don’t leave just yet if you lack a passport from an EU country.
Date: February 1st, 2007 |
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Around The Web On TEFL: February 15
The Mayor of Nashville vetoes an ordinance which would make English the state’s official language.
For your new class: English for Football Purposes.
In Arizona, second language learning may soon start in kindergarten.
Get some tips and tricks for learning students’ names from An ELT Notebook.
Find out how you can teach English over lunch in Beijing.
Follow an ESL program for immigrants from its beginning to its current state.
Do you teach students or participants (and do they take a placement test or questionnaire)? See what ESL Pundit has to say about the influx of flowery …
Date: February 15th, 2007 |
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Breaking News: The Latest Grammarman YouTube Video
We are interupting your regularly scheduled TEFL Logue posts to bring you the latest, brand spankin’ new Grammarman YouTube video. The TEFL Logue has connections and get this: you’ll see it here before you see it at grammarmancomic.com.
This one’s called The Interrupter and if you’ve ever had a student like this…you know the chaos that can ensue from someone regularly speaking out of turn. But how to solve this problem?
Tip 1: Play the YouTube video in class and see if your interrupter catches on! (If not, try leading questions like, “Does this character remind you of anyone you know in real life? What about in this class?”)*
Tip 2: Watch the video find out how you – like Grammarman and Alpha-bot – can stop an interrupter in his or her tracks using a secret weapon.
Date: February 8th, 2007 |
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Video: Grammarman One
Bad grammar never takes a holiday! Luckily, there is Grammarman:
For those who haven’t caught on yet, Grammarman is the creation of Brian Boyd, an EFL teacher in Thailand, who is also the creator of a pretty cool set of activities to accompany the movie Shrek.
Grammarman currently has four video episodes, but nearly thirty in print in English magazines throught the world.
Read about Brian Boyd’s road to success right here at the TEFL Logue, and check out the Grammarmancomic website for more cool Grammarman and other …
Date: February 4th, 2007 |
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Top 10: Peace Corps Blogs And Other Resources
If you’re looking for a high profile way to teach in a developing country, you’ve probably heard about the Peace Corps. What better way to find out if it’s for you than by following a few blogs. As you’ll see on the main page of each…although the Peace Corps is a part of the US Government, these blogs are the comments of individuals and not the US Government.
In no particular order, here are some Peace Corps blogs I found both interesting and current:
1. Bulgaria
2. Thailand
3. South Africa
4. Guinea
5. Bangladesh…to Ukraine
6. Nepal
7. Togo
8. Samoa
9. Not a blog but neato: A collection of Peace Corps Volunteer photos.
10. Peace Corps Writers
Date: February 2nd, 2007 |
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Around The Web On TEFL: January 31
Get ready for the Top 100 Misspelled Words in English: here at the TEFL Logue, surprisingly or not, the most often misspelled words include langauge and Louge.
Some insight on being bilingual in Spanish and English in Lebanon…Lebanon, Pennsylvania, that is.
Think it’s hard to teach English without speaking your students’ language? How about if you’re legally blind too? (And it doesn’t mean she gets out of marking tests!)
Asking whether or not employees speak Kurdish makes the news in Turkey.
Kids are studying Spanish in the US.
You’ve heard about conversational speaking - but conversational reading?
Out of …
Date: January 31st, 2007 |
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