Around the web (page 2)
Weekly link roundups, daily doses and forum threads.
TEFL Forum Thread for the week of October 30, 2006
Check out this topic currently being discussed on the Volunteering and Working Abroad forum at BootsnAll : How important is choosing a TEFL course ?
Daily Dose: November 3
Not quite in time for Halloween...but find out what stake Romanian witches have in learning English. Are communicative courses overrated or just misunderstood?
Daily Dose: October 31
Read about the man who couldn't get a US visa to pursue the American Dream and went from rags to riches helping others do so.
Daily Dose: October 30
Find out the " pros, cons " of teaching for a year abroad according to the Toronto Star. See what's up with a young lady who joined the Peace Corps in Morroco at the age of 71.
Daily Dose: October 28
Some ESL students in North Carolina get their fifteen minutes of fame sharing some of the traditions and stories of their native cultures in English.
Volunteering & Working Abroad Forum Threads for the week of October 23, 2006
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Volunteering and Working Abroad forum at BootsnAll : TimF has some basic questions ... What's it like teaching English overseas?
Daily Dose: October 27
There is some new software to aid English language pronunciation and grammar in India; it appears mainly to assess the person's speech and just provides examples of correct pronunciation and grammar.
Daily Dose: October 26
Head over to ELT Notebook to get five picture activities for your classes...along with detailed instructions.
Daily Dose: October 24
Find out how one teacher in Orlando is incorporating music into the history classroom.
Daily Dose: October 22
Discover the latest trend in Japan: English for special purposes... picking up native English speaking women .
Daily Dose: October 20
Have a look at the BBC's Learning English site and recommend it to super-motivated students.
Daily Dose: October 19
Check out the controversey that ensues when a town, rather ironically called Bogota, in New Jersey proposes a law making English the official language.
Daily Dose: October 18
Find out one Korean English language teacher's answer to "Why Korean Students Don't Speak English" . Discover why a competition for "Most Charismatic Teacher" in China is encountering some opponents.
Daily Dose: October 16
If you're an unemployed ESL teacher in New South Wales, read this for some good news.
Daily Dose: October 15
You may have heard about animal-assisted therapy in hospitals helping people recover faster...what about animal-assisted English learning ? It's happening in Hong Kong.
Daily Dose: October 12
It's about time the TEFL Logue caught up with the rest of the blogging world and linked to some online video.
Daily Dose: October 11
I've gotten behind on delivering the daily smorgesboard of TEFL links...wait no more: Get the low down on where and how to find work in Oxford, UK at ESL Lesson Plan .
Daily Dose: October 7
Your daily dose of country-specific blogs, a job site, and two semi-cynical sites is here: If you think Brazil sounds like an intrigueing location to TEFL, read the impressions of a South African…
Volunteering & Working Abroad Forum Threads for the week of October 2, 2006
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Volunteering and Working Abroad forum at BootsnAll : What does it mean to be a "native English speaker?" Does it have anything to do with skin…
Daily Dose: October 4
If you're interested in the JET Program go here to read about the details for application and to find out the deadline (the application is a LONG one, so get moving!) Meet the new Nintendo product…
Daily Dose: September 29
Yet another dose of cool TEFL blogs and current TEFL news: Check out ELT Notebook , the blog of experienced EFL teacher Sue, for thoughtful and in-depth discussion on methodology and classroom…
Volunteering & Working Abroad Forum Threads of the Week
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Volunteering and Working Abroad forum at BootsnAll : Teaching can take many forms - Shadowfaxx wonders if there are English teaching situations…
Daily Dose: September 26
Get the latest TEFL links here... Check out a hand-held device which allows users to practice English conversation...without the presence of other people.
Daily Dose: Job Boards Revisited
While any dedicated TEFL job seeker knows to check in often with Dave's ESL Cafe Job Center and Tefl.com , it doesn't hurt to moniter a few other job boards as well.
Daily Dose: September 23
Get your fix of TEFL news right here: Find out why the first year of TEFL can seem like the longest from the Guardian Unlimited.
Daily Dose: TEFL Job Boards
Get started searching for and comparing TEFL jobs with these job boards. Keep in mind that few, if any, sites have the resources or ability to check out all posts; they mainly provide an organized…
Daily Dose: TEFL Blogs
Curious about the day-to-day dramas of TEFL? Check out some of these blogs to get a feel for what it’s like: Read about the life, work, travel and fun of an Englishman in Nyu-gun (Japan).
Daily Dose: September 19
Keep current on the latest TEFL news and links: Check out the latest post on Teacher Dude’s Grill and Bbq blog for a neat idea on how to include story-telling in class.
Daily Dose: Korea TEFL Blogs
Korea is one of the most popular TEFL destinations, and stories of all kinds abound. Get to the bottom of it by checking out some blogs of people who are or have been involved in TEFL in Korea.
Daily Dose: TEFL News From Asia
Find out what’s going on with news related to English language teaching in Asia: Thailand gets stricter on visa rules following the deportation of John Mark Karr.