Category Archives: Self-study materials

Surprising things about British and American English

Posted on 04/07/2008 by alexcase

I’ve been reading through the new Cambridge Grammar of English. Not something I usually do for pleasure (honestly!), but got a free copy for TEFL.net reviews and so felt like I ought to examine at least some parts in detail- … Continue reading →

Posted in British and American English, Cambridge University Press, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Grammar, Grammar books, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, links, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, Self-study materials, TEFL | 6 Comments

The “Should you be teaching EAP?” quiz

Posted on 27/06/2008 by alexcase

If the amount of new stuff I learnt from the new book “Academic Vocabulary in Use” by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell is anything to go by (a book for students from “good Intermediate level”, not for teachers!), the answer … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic vocabulary, Cambridge University Press, Collocations, English for Academic Purposes, IELTS, links, Self-study materials, TEFL, Vocabulary | 2 Comments

Two more ways to have fun with graded readers

Posted on 08/04/2008 by alexcase

17. Find the graded reader extract blind Students are given several extracts from graded readers that the teacher has brought into class. Without opening the books (and usually without obvious clues like character names), the students have to guess which … Continue reading →

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