Daily Dose: October 26

Head over to ELT Notebook to get five picture activities for your classes…along with detailed instructions.

Read the story of the EFL teacher who was kidnapped and released in the West Bank…in his own words.

Find some resources for developing Halloween-themed lessons and activities.

Wondering why some foreigners were “purged” from China? Find out here.

Continue discovering why TEFL-ers are a shady lot in this article from Korea about the push to get employers to raise the bar for hiring.

And most importantly, find out what a “standing ovulation” has to do with the English language and its more recent dissintegration.