Category Archives: Technology

The kind of teaching technology I could go for

Posted on 06/10/2010 by alexcase

“On the first day, I was in one of the new buildings here on campus where the classrooms are actually painted in a type of paint that allows you to use whiteboard markers on the walls. I cannot describe how … Continue reading →

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New TEFL articles September 2010

Posted on 01/10/2010 by alexcase

I’ve linked to some of these already, but thought I may as well put the month’s supply together Video tasks for specific language points How to teach phonics with simple picture flashcards Classroom language for teaching pronunciation Pronunciation changes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta, Conditionals, English as an International Language/ Lingua Franca, Future tenses, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Pronunciation, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL, Usingenglish, video | Comments Off on New TEFL articles September 2010

Advantages of being a late adopter

Posted on 29/09/2010 by alexcase

One argument you often hear in the technology in teaching debate is “You’ll all have to use technology in the classroom sooner or later”, to which my reaction is “Fine. If those are the two choices, I’ll take later please”. … Continue reading →

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A 21st century skimming and scanning activity

Posted on 10/08/2010 by alexcase

“With your partner, find the one message in the first ten pages of blog spam that is actually a proper comment”

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New Advanced level worksheets

Posted on 05/06/2010 by alexcase

All designed for and used with Landmark Advanced (boy, is that a book that needs some supplementing!), but most easily useable with any Advanced or high Upper Intermediate class,and all copiable from here into Word or printable as PDFs. Topics include: … Continue reading →

Posted in Adjectives, Cultural differences/ cultural training, euphemisms, Language of generalisation, Past continuous, Photocopiable worksheets, Present perfect/ simple past, slang, Teaching English in Korea, TEFL games, Vague language and hedging, Webquest | Comments Off on New Advanced level worksheets

New TEFL.net articles and reviews May 2010

Posted on 30/05/2010 by alexcase

By me 19 ways to make sure students understand your instructions English is everywhere for everyone (Was writing this for English Teaching Professional magazine, but then thought, nah can’t be arsed, so you get to read it here for free … Continue reading →

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New game-like worksheets March 2010 Part Two

Posted on 10/03/2010 by alexcase

Worksheet for MyStoryMaker online storytelling (see Sean Banville’s blog for more details on using that site) Company buffet meeting (if they can talk about food, they can do the language of meetings- with a little bit of culture sprinkled on top) … Continue reading →

Posted in countable and uncountable nouns, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Family vocabulary, Food vocabulary, Future tenses, Grammar games, Household vocabulary, Language of generalisation, Language of meetings, online games, Speaking games, Teaching English in Korea, Technology, TEFL, Vocabulary, will for offers, Writing games | 2 Comments

How do we know if what we say is “right”?

Posted on 22/02/2010 by alexcase

…Check the corpus, of course. Another great guest piece from Carmela Chateau. “Like many other people, I became a teacher of English because it was the easiest option. After all, I’d been speaking the language since the age of three … Continue reading →

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New EFL handouts Feb 2010 Part Two

Posted on 17/02/2010 by alexcase

Prepositions and body part mimes Comparative and superlative plus adverb Speaking Health problems mimes Writing reviews in English- Harry Potter Words often used in newspaper headlines Webquest Reading in English discussion questions

Posted in comparatives, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Discussion questions, ELT management, Materials, Medical and pharmaceutical English, Prepositions, Reading, Reviews, superlatives, Technology, TEFL, Webquest, Writing | Tagged | Comments Off on New EFL handouts Feb 2010 Part Two

Your DoS’s RMCITE (aka Nick’s Scale of Awesomeness)

Posted on 05/01/2010 by alexcase

A guest piece by Nick Jaworski of Turklish TEFL blog “Do you ever wonder why your Director of Studies likes others and not you? Do you ever get the feeling you’re being measured against some unknown scale? Well, this is … Continue reading →

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