Monday 31 July 2017
Friday 28 July 2017
Thursday 27 July 2017
Challenges in ELT: The non-native issue | Onestopenglish
Challenges in ELT: The non-native issue | Onestopenglish: Oxford TEFL Prague teacher trainer Karin Krummenacher tackles ‘Goliath’ - the issue of discrimination against non-native teachers in the ELT profession.
Native English Speaking Teachers
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Natural models
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Short-term (gap
year)
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Exotic
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CELTA/Trinity Cert
Qualified
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Less strict
correction/marking
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Making some money while travelling
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Poor language
awareness
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High ability to ‘wing it’
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Know slang, idioms,
collocations
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Non-Native English
Speaking Teachers
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Learned the target language themselves
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In it for the long run
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Share L1 with
students
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University
qualifications
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Locals
(cross-culture)
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Need to make a living from teaching
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High language
awareness
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Hard-working
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Interested in
teacher development
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Live from London: First impressions | Onestopenglish
Live from London: First impressions | Onestopenglish: Set in Brixton, London, this video lesson includes authentic interviews with Londoners, talking about first impressions.
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Tuesday 25 July 2017
Game of Thrones Accent Tutorial
You needn't have watched Game of Thrones (either dubbed or not) to enjoy this tutorial!!!
Read Tim Warre's Phrase Sheet Pack for CAE writing (part 2) exam. Remember we have more types of writing in EOI's!
Thanks once more Tim!
Thanks once more Tim!
Monday 24 July 2017
Friday 21 July 2017
Webquests | Onestopenglish
Webquests | Onestopenglish: A selection of fun lesson plans on festivals, including Valentine’s Day, Halloween and Christmas, that practise web-based skills.
Fancy some poetry?
Try the following two sites for poetry:
www.favoritepoem.org - a site collecting America’s favourite poems. You can also read comments about why people like them and hear them being read aloud.
www.emule.com/poetry - an archive of classical poetry, easy to browse through by poet. Has a top ten list of favourite poems (chosen by visitors to the site) which makes an interesting starting point.
www.favoritepoem.org - a site collecting America’s favourite poems. You can also read comments about why people like them and hear them being read aloud.
www.emule.com/poetry - an archive of classical poetry, easy to browse through by poet. Has a top ten list of favourite poems (chosen by visitors to the site) which makes an interesting starting point.
(from: Teaching materials: using literature in the EFL/ ESL classroom. By Lindsay Clandfield OneStopEnglish)
Do this activity if you want more ...
Do this activity if you want more ...
Thursday 20 July 2017
Wednesday 19 July 2017
Walk, tiptoe, stroll, ...
... amble, saunter, wander, ramble, mooch, meander, stride, dash, dart, scamper, sprint, jog, scurry, skip, lope, rush, hop, trip, hike, trek, paddle, wade ...
Tuesday 18 July 2017
Language for ... weather | Onestopenglish
Language for ... weather | Onestopenglish: This lesson provides students with language to understand weather forecasts and describe weather conditions.
Monday 17 July 2017
Friday 14 July 2017
Reading Material
The following sites are excellent for book excerpts and stories:
www.bookbrowse.com - a really great site which allows you to read an excerpt from a multitude of recently published books. You can search by author, book title or genre!
www.readersread.com - brings you the first chapter of many recently published books.
www.bookbrowse.com - a really great site which allows you to read an excerpt from a multitude of recently published books. You can search by author, book title or genre!
www.readersread.com - brings you the first chapter of many recently published books.
(from: Teaching materials: using literature in the EFL/ ESL classroom. By Lindsay Clandfield OneStopEnglish)
Do this activity if you want more ...
Do this activity if you want more ...
Thursday 13 July 2017
LIFE Advanced Wordlist
Review the vocabulary of the textbook using this wordlist. You can delete the words, phrases and expressions you already know and give examples / translations for the ones you want to remember. Go back to the textbook unit to see them in context.
Wednesday 12 July 2017
Want to lose weight? Eat off a crinkly plate
This could have been my face (eyes & eyebrows) when I read this The Guardian article on OneStopEnglish...
Had you ever thought of a crinkled plate to eat less???
Had you ever thought of a crinkled plate to eat less???
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Idioms That Make Our Skin Crawl
Let's walk through the histories of a few rather macabre (or just unsettling) idioms that even your grandmother might be saying.
[If someone or something makes your skin crawl, you think they are very unpleasant or frightening]
Monday 10 July 2017
Friday 7 July 2017
5 ways for students to watch video more effectively at home
Read the post here (ELT Learning Journeys PEARSON).
Movement verbs and verbs for walking
Learn the four verbs you didn't know and then move on to different ways of walking: You will have to learn more than 4!
Thursday 6 July 2017
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Tuesday 4 July 2017
Monday 3 July 2017
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