Category Archives: Business English and ESP

Another way of getting away with games

Posted on 29/07/2011 by alexcase

Although I think there might have been other issues which remained unsaid, I had another student complaining about games a month or so ago. As I may have mentioned a couple of (hundred) times, I’m not a huge fan of … Continue reading →

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Lots of lovely new articles and worksheets

Posted on 24/07/2011 by alexcase

Actually, I have no way of judging the loveliness of my own stuff, of course, just had a nice ring to it. Actually, lots could be an exaggeration too… Articles Adverbs of frequency games – LINK FIXED What your students need … Continue reading →

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Taking an interest in Business English and ESP

Posted on 19/06/2011 by alexcase

An early article of mine from English Teaching Professional, later reprinted on Onestopenglish.com. I imagine I could probably add The Apprentice to the list now if I’d ever seen it, so any updated suggestions gratefully accepted in comments below. Most … Continue reading →

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Another reason why Business English textbooks are so Eurocentric?

Posted on 04/06/2011 by alexcase

I do wonder whether the third-rate British actors who do the dodgy German, French, Italian, Australian etc. accents on most BE textbook CDs balk at doing the same for Japanese and Chinese voices as it could be considered racist…

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Bringing pronunciation work into the Business English classroom

Posted on 01/06/2011 by alexcase

A piece of mine that was published long long ago in English Teaching Professional, and then later re-published on Onestopenglish: As pronunciation work has become a standard part of every EFL textbook, the Business English part of teaching seems to … Continue reading →

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New ELT photocopiables April 2011

Posted on 23/04/2011 by alexcase

Many thanks again to Usingenglish.com  for putting these up, and for motivating me to do answer keys etc – something my students are appreciating too! In no particular order: Teleconferences and video conferences stages game (a much neglected point made … Continue reading →

Posted in BULATS, Business English games, Feelings vocabulary, interrupting, Past continuous, Photocopiable worksheets, Present simple/ continuous, TEFL games, teleconference, video conference | Leave a comment

Another way of doing ESP syllabus design?

Posted on 02/03/2011 by alexcase

I haven’t tried this yet, but I really think it could solve some problems I’m having with recycling, students who miss lessons and need to catch up, and balancing seeing a large amount of language that they might come across … Continue reading →

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Pronunciation in Business English Classes

Posted on 22/10/2010 by alexcase

I do a fair bit of this in my classes, which might be another reason why I get away with games in Biz classes and little error correction generally. Was writing a whole book proposal on the topic at some … Continue reading →

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Getting away with games in Business English classes

Posted on 21/10/2010 by alexcase

This forms a mini Getting Away with It series with my last post. The other thing I get away with that you might be wondering about is lots of games in Business English and ESP classes, like the ones I … Continue reading →

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Needs analysis TEFLtastic style(s)

Posted on 22/09/2010 by alexcase

Updated full list of my worksheets and articles on the topic here:

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