Category Archives: English Teaching Professional

Getting students to use more complex functional language

Posted on 20/08/2014 by alexcase

An expanded version of an article of mine just published in English Teaching Professional magazine as Keep Moving On Part One – available here on TEFLtastic for free! One of the best language learning tips that I have used and … Continue reading →

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Bookwork is fun!

Posted on 06/12/2011 by alexcase

(How to make kids look forward to opening their books) An old article of mine from English Teaching Professional Issue 45. Okay Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s start. Open your books please… If you had any negative reaction to that command, … 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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Some provocative quotes on elicitation from the latest ETP

Posted on 23/07/2010 by alexcase

and a nice summary of ELT publishers’ marketing from Darren Elliott at the bottom From “Question-and-answer” by Peter Wells, from English Teaching Professional Issue 69 July 2010: “Prone as students are to ignore their teacher, they’re even more prone to … Continue reading →

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TEFL jargon from this month’s ETP

Posted on 22/07/2010 by alexcase

They do pretty well in English Teaching Professional with cutting down on jargon and explaining what they do use, but I found a few which I thought could do with some clearing up. Academic word list- A secret list of … Continue reading →

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Interview- TEFL Hero Jon Marks on the life of a full-time TEFL writer

Posted on 31/12/2009 by alexcase

It’s been a while since I’ve used the TEFL hero category, and I’ve even stripped some people of the honour (and Sandy MacManus has been pretty close a couple of times), but I’m glad I kept it going because Jon Marks deserves it for … Continue reading →

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The conundrums of being an ETP Part One

Posted on 22/06/2008 by alexcase

With all the problems I have had with TEFL teaching dossers (especially dossing DoSes) over the years, I have to admit that their philosophical position does at least have logic going for it- if they are going to be treated … Continue reading →

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English teaching professional?

Posted on 05/02/2008 by alexcase

“A professional is one who emphasizes public service, has high standards of performance, has a broad knowledge of his or her field, and participates in professional conferences and associations.” Quote from The Japanese Police System Today (pg 33), not the … Continue reading →

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