Category Archives: Onestopenglish

When needs analysis goes wrong

Posted on 21/02/2010 by alexcase

I don’t mean when they find nothing to say about their needs (I’ve got it set up so that it’s useful as a language task even when it is not as a needs analysis). What I’m talking about here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Learner motivation, Needs analysis, Onestopenglish, TEFL, Usingenglish | 5 Comments

Interview with a Marxist TEFLer/ TEFLing Marxist

Posted on 16/01/2010 by alexcase

Interview done by email rather than talking to a Zapatista-style balaclavaed bandit in the jungle (which would’ve been nice), but the results are just as interesting as the always thought provoking Marxist TEFL Group blog, I think you’ll find: “Why define yourself as … Continue reading →

Posted in Berlitz, Cactus TEFL, Dogme, EFL exams, EL Gazette, ELT publishing, Experience of Language Teaching, Macmillan, Onestopenglish, Teaching English Abroad, TEFL, TEFL blacklist, TEFL blogs, TESLA Coil | Tagged | 10 Comments

Guest piece- Blogging for teacher development

Posted on 28/04/2009 by alexcase

By Darren Elliott, TEFL.net Book Reviews contributor and the man who inspired my 15 Tips for People Attending TESOL Conferences “I can remember my first email account. It’s still out there somewhere, full of spam. I also remember running all … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD, links, Onestopenglish, Teacher associations, Teacher training, TEFL, TEFL blogs, Twitter | Tagged | 3 Comments

CLIL is no longer a punishment

Posted on 18/12/2008 by alexcase

This is a story I’ve been following for a while but didn’t get around to writing about until it was finished– Catholics in Valencia have tried to sabotage a new civics course that seemed too liberal for them (what wouldn’t be??) … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, CLIL, ELT publishing, links, Macmillan, Onestopenglish, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Spain, TEFL, TEFL strikes | Tagged | 2 Comments

TEFLtastic reaches half a million

Posted on 16/12/2008 by alexcase

Macmillian’s Onestopenglish.com probably has more paying members than I have had visitors for my freebie worksheets and badly-spelt pontificating, and even the rest of TEFL.net gets loads more visitors than my blog, but I still think five hundred thousand in … Continue reading →

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Numerous number games

Posted on 19/05/2008 by alexcase

Might just be the physics graduate in me coming out, but I seem to find myself teaching numbers in my classes all the time- be it shouting “seven Eight NIne TEEEEEEN!” at the top of my voice in my kindy classes … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, EFL exams, English for Academic Purposes, Financial English, IELTS, Medical and pharmaceutical English, Onestopenglish, Pairwork and groupwork, Photocopiable worksheets, Teaching numbers, Teaching young learners, Technical English, TEFL, TEFL games, TESOL, Usingenglish | Comments Off on Numerous number games

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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