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The cultural rebound
TEFLtastic with Alex Case —
Authority: 125
As this is my seventh year in a row in East Asia and I’ve never stayed anywhere more than two years before, this is the first time I’ve noticed this effect. I now have the knowledge and ability to sniff rather than blow, slurp my noodles, eat sea urchins, survive on green tea rather than PG Tips, eat sweet garlic ...14 hours ago -
Thanksgiving Dinner 2009
Wheat-dogg's world —
Authority: 118
JISHOU, HUNAN — On the spur of the moment, I decided to invite the other four Americans in Jishou to Thanksgiving dinner. Since two of them live right above me, the original plan was to meet at my place. Then I thought, why not invite some Chinese friends, too? After all, there are many people who have been my ...1 day ago -
Thai Sport Day and Marching, Isaan Thailand.
Isaan Style! —
Authority: 415
Our sport day had arrived, and the students had worked hard overnight. I spoke to one of the students from year 11 and he told me that he hasn’t been home, that he and his other classmates slept at the school finishing everything off and getting ready for the parade. Apparently they got 2 hours sleep at the most. ...1 day ago -
More from the chalkface
The Plashing Vole: parataxis —
Authority: 143
Still enthusiastic! Intimidated by everybodys grasp of theory… I get by, but just dont seem to have the time to really get down to some Deleuze and Guattari , for example. Anyway, lots of good bloggy things are going to happen in my classes from now on! But not to keep ILE happy. Grrrr…2 days ago -
OMG! BLE rocks!
The Plashing Vole: parataxis —
Authority: 143
Blended learning, done at The Hegemon, is a means of cutting down on staff, rooms and resources - a purely mechanical simulation of education - read Ritzers The McDonaldisation of Education for a readers guide. Turns out, however, that technology supported learning can be creative and add substantially to the ...2 days ago -
Greetings from the English Subject Centre
The Plashing Vole: parataxis —
Authority: 143
Im at Aston University on a course for early career lecturers (yes, I know, the way Im going Im nearer the end than the beginning, but you know what I mean). Those of you who know me will be well aware that my usual modus operandi at such things is to sit at the back being sarcastic. Not this time. Im having a ...2 days ago -
G.Com Nova celebrates its second birthday
Japan Probe —
Authority: 640
Two years have passed since English conversation school chain Nova imploded. G.communication, the company that purchased the remnants of Nova, is now running commercials that celebrate the 2nd birthday of the G.com Nova brand: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan ( Subscribe ) Dannychoo.com – Your ...3 days ago -
Beating Drums and Jet Engines, Isaan Thailand.
Isaan Style! —
Authority: 415
At school we are hitting what can only be called the ‘silly season’. We have so many ceremonies and special days ahead and this brings about a lot of mind numbing activities. Our newest building on display, a sports gymnasium. One of these days is happening tomorrow. We have our sports day and for the past ...3 days ago -
On the punishment of children
Thought Leader —
Authority: 528
I sit in my teacher cubicle throwing crumpled bits of paper over the cubicle wall. On the other side of the wall is a Chinese boy who has been punished for not doing his homework. He is about twelve. I cannot see him. He has to sit there at that desk and finish his work [...]5 days ago -
English Pronunciation Activities & Games for Esl Students
Socyberty —
Authority: 506
One thing that a lot of students young and old alike find a little tricky is pronouncing the target language they are learning. Lets face it, have you ever tried to learn another language? I bet you have! No doubt you’ll most certainly have encountered the same problems as your own students will be facing in their ...1 week ago -
Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching by Jeff Stanford
Jennie en France —
Authority: 122
Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching by Jeff Stanford is the latest instructional book on Moodle , the popular Course Management System (CMS) for creating educational websites and communities, to be published by Packt Publishing. It is not written for true beginners who have no experience with Moodle, as it does ...1 week ago -
On the CELTA, Japan, and very small learners
TEFLtastic with Alex Case —
Authority: 125
An interview with Charlie Richards of Learning Tree English , a private language school for 16 and unders (sometimes far unders!) in Osaka. “I first came across your school through your excellent examples of young learner lessons on YouTube. Typical lessons or selected highlights? Thanks for the complement but I ...1 week ago -
Fun Esl Classroom Games for English Teachers
Socyberty —
Authority: 506
Now teaching English as a foreign language should be something that is fun, or at least that’s the way I and my students view it. The more fun you can inject into your English lessons the more your students will enjoy the experience, and learning English will seem like effortless fun to them! One way to inject a ...1 week ago -
Fun Esl Classroom Games and Activities for Kids
Socyberty —
Authority: 506
One of the best ways to teach the English language to kids whose first language is not English is through fun games and activities. The key to successful teaching is simplicity! The simpler the game or activity is the easier it will be for you the teacher to explain it and the easier it will be for your kids to ...1 week ago -
Teachers resource: "Yes! You Can Teach K-12 English language learners Successfully"
Mayra's Secret Bookcase —
Authority: 418
When it comes to teaching English language learners successfully, teachers express frustrations with classroom management, finding the right materials, differentiating lessons and time management for purposes of lesson planning and other administrative responsibilities. As a teacher of ELLs, author Dorit Sasson ...1 week ago -
How I nearly learnt Japanese
TEFLtastic with Alex Case —
Authority: 125
Although starting yet again on yet another language with the usual recipe of vocab lists, graded readers, self study textbooks and horribly uncommunicative language classes was about the biggest pain in the arse I could possibly imagine, unlike Darrrrren Ellliottttt I actually really got into Japanese through a ...1 week ago -
Rats
Stopping to smell the roses —
Authority: 424
The names have been changed to protect the innocent You meet a lot of interesting people when you’ve been living overseas for as long as I have, which if you count this month is now 20 years and five months, not counting the two years I was stationed in Panama and subtracting the two months I was back in the ...1 week ago -
Rats
Authspot —
Authority: 560
The names have been changed to protect the innocent You meet a lot of interesting people when you’ve been living overseas for as long as I have, which if you count this month is now 20 years and five months, not counting the two years I was stationed in Panama and subtracting the two months I was back in the ...1 week ago -
What I just learnt on YouTube
TEFLtastic with Alex Case —
Authority: 125
A rare occurence, I know, but this kansaikidsdotcom YouTube channel (of a school called The Learning Tree which I had never heard of- thank you Google!) had lots of little teaching ideas for young and very young learners that I’d never thought of or seen: - Get the students to whisper their answers to the ...1 week ago -
Seven pictures are worth 10,000 words
Wheat-dogg's world —
Authority: 118
[Cross-posted at The Daily Kos .] JISHOU, HUNAN, CHINA — Friday, my sophomores in oral English were more animated than I’ve seen them in ages. It was a set of posters that livened them up. To preface this diary, I need to explain that our classrooms here are barebones dull: white painted walls, beige tile ...2 weeks ago
