Category Archives: Usingenglish

New TEFL articles etc August 08

Posted on 01/09/2008 by alexcase

It was a quiet month (if you don’t count the sound of the cicadas), but that will just give you the chance to read all of them for once, starting with a new series of “well balanced…” articles on Usingenglish.com: … Continue reading →

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New stuff July 2008 Part Two

Posted on 30/07/2008 by alexcase

As mentioned in a comment or two below (and in every other sentence in my real life conversation), I am off on my reasonably well deserved hols from Friday and won’t even be looking at a computer screen for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Business English games, Complaints, Compound nouns, Cross cultural training in EFL, Cultural differences/ cultural training, ELT publishing, Functional language, Grammar, Grammar games, Learner training, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, links, Materials, Pairwork and groupwork, Personalisation, Prepositions, Present simple/ continuous, Present tenses, Pronunciation, TEFL, TEFL games, TEFL reviews, Usingenglish, Vocabulary | Leave a comment

New articles, worksheets and reviews June 2008

Posted on 01/07/2008 by alexcase

All that TEFL International stuff below is not only depressing, I’m starting to think it is actually quite pointless. For example, if we compare the number of teachers who have paid money to TEFL International, let alone the number of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Classroom management, Discipline in the classroom, links, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Present tenses, Problem students, Teaching large classes, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TEFL games, Using songs with kids, Usingenglish | Leave a comment

The Alternative ELT Jargon Dictionary Part 7

Posted on 06/06/2008 by alexcase

Community Language Learning– The theory that students getting together at break time to bitch about British food and their teacher is the best way of drawing them together and increasing their motivation to learn DoS– Director of Studies. Often confused … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, Community language learning, CPD, links, Pairwork and groupwork, Peer observations, Suggestopedia, The Silent Way, Usingenglish | Tagged , | Leave a comment

New articles and worksheets May 2008

Posted on 01/06/2008 by alexcase

This post might just seem like a list of links, but actually this is the good stuff- TEFLtastic was started as a way of linking to my much more serious and useful stuff elsewhere on the web, and to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, EFL exams, Grammar, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, PPP (Presentation practice production), pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Reading, Teaching large classes, Teaching numbers, Teaching young learners, Usingenglish | Leave a comment

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 | Leave a comment

New TEFL Articles and Worksheets April 2008

Posted on 01/05/2008 by alexcase

Hopefully it’s just Mayday bank holiday rather than my lack of effort TEFLtasticwise recently that has seen a sudden drop in my number of views, but if only to make myself feel better I thought I’d give a list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Body language in the classroom, Business English and ESP, Cross cultural training in EFL, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Difficult sounds, EFL exams, ELT management, Error correction, False friends, Functional language, Grammar, Learner training, Lesson observations, links, Listening, Materials, Medical and pharmaceutical English, Peer observations, Photocopiable worksheets, Problem students, Pronunciation, Reading, Requests, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL, TEFL games, Travel and tourism, Usingenglish, Vocabulary | 3 Comments

TEFL Why oh why Part Four- Listening Comprehension

Posted on 10/04/2008 by alexcase

Why does reaching for the play button cause snoring, sighs or panic? Possible reasons and solutions: 1. Build up of wax in students’ ears You could try giving cotton buds as prizes for getting good marks in the test, or … Continue reading →

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TEFL Why oh why oh why Part Two- Why L1 in class?

Posted on 24/03/2008 by alexcase

You finally come to the end of students staring at you blankly through the grammar explanation, and introducing pairwork brings on jokes, chat, imaginative use of language, and maybe even some flirting- unfortunately, little of any of it in English! … Continue reading →

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TEFL why oh why oh why Part One- Why don’t students do homework?

Posted on 19/03/2008 by alexcase

Now that “Paul Lowe” and “Windsor TEFL” are so many places on the web he can hardly have time to write threatening emails to them all let alone sue them, I can strike up my pipe, put on my tweed jacket with … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, Usingenglish, Windsor TEFL | 2 Comments