Category Archives: slang

New words in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

Posted on 03/12/2007 by alexcase

Even the name of this dictionary is a kind of pedantic trick (it’s actually huge, and only “shorter” because it’s shorter than the actual Oxford English Dictionary- which is 12 volumes if I remember correctly), and I have a feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in slang, Vocabulary | 2 Comments

X in the classroom

Posted on 19/06/2007 by alexcase

Teaching (college student) teenagers again despite my best efforts to avoid it, there is one factor in the classroom that stands out more than other kinds of classes and, subtly or sometimes not so subtly, affects the classroom dynamic of … Continue reading →

Posted in English for study abroad, IELTS, Lesson observations, Needs analysis, slang, Teaching shy students, Teaching teenagers, TEFL, TESOL | 20 Comments