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For English language teachers in Italy, it's always a good idea to be cost-efficient with materials. Whether you work for yourself or for a school, conserving paper and other classroom resources makes teaching ESL less wasteful and more economical. Teachers also save time when they don't have to copy and distribute handouts, and needn't worry about forgetting materials or finding out too late that the photocopier needs repair. Here are five ways to cut costs and save materials in the Italian ESL classroom: 1) Design materials that can be printed on both sides of the photocopy. Italian public schools aren't generous with their paper stock. If you absolutely have to use photocopied materials, make use...

At least a few times during the school year, you will hear yourself or other teachers talk about how the lesson for your English language learners didn't go well. For ESL activities to be largely successful, a teacher needs to find ways to motivate the students since some students may not love learning English as much as you enjoy teaching it. Here are some issues that make up good and sound methodology and the transfer to lesson planning a bit smoother. Issues of Lesson Planning - Participation - how to involve all the students? - Organization - how to organize an activity in terms of group work, full classes and activities. - User-friendly - Is the activity inviting? Is it easy enough to...

Non-native English speakers around the world are generally very proficient in reading and writing but lack the equivalent speaking skills. This problem arises in many countries because English learners don't actually get to talk with native English speakers for long periods of time. Eager English learners around the world are starting to discover the solution to the problem of how to improve their speaking even though they have little access to English speakers. The solution is an online English language tutor. Online English language tutors...you guessed it...teach English online. And they are providing a great service to learners everywhere who do not have access to an English tutor but so...

I know most laptops have a built-in web camera feature. There is no innovation on desktop PC with built-in webcam. Well, not just yet. I know my laptop has a built-in camera but I don't trust its quality. Logitech web camera boasts on image and sound quality. It is very important owning the best webcam if you talk to your boss on the web a lot. I know my older sister had her job interview via the web. I wanted to teach English online to Korean students. This is why owning a quality webcam is really important. Getting logitech web camera software is not that difficult too. Logitech quick cam web has a lot more to offer especially their RightLight and RightSound technology. RightLight technology makes...

It's about time there are conversations at the highest levels regarding English Language Learners (ELLs). ELLs have long been the invisible elephant in the room whenever there have been conversations of any large or long-term significance regarding education in the U.S. Here in Las Vegas over 20% of students are Limited English Proficiency (LEP), and a significantly higher percentage than that are enrolled in ELL programs.   In case nobody has noticed, Latinos (the vast majority of ELLs) are the (not-too-distant) future of the U.S. In Las Vegas, 41% of school kids are Hispanic, vs. 35% White. If we commit to a focused, significant investment in improving their literacy and success in school, we...

Free E-Mail English Courses for Learners and Teachers Free English Courses 1. English as 2nd Language Beginning English Sign up (or sign your students up) for this beginning level course. You will receive an e-mail each week. Each lesson contains an introduction and links to learning materials on the site. The course makes for an excellent introduction to the basics of English. It can be used for self-study or as review for beginning students outside class. English Learning Tip of the Day Subscribe to the English Tip of the Day which provides a new English learning tip every day. Each day you will receive an important English learning tip with example sentences. The newsletter also provides links...

There are a great many things that you can teach or study when you are learning a new language. What you choose to study will influence how and what you learn about the language you are studying. One of the best things to do is choose a specific topic that you are interested in and then follow it for a while in you language learning process. If you do this, you will learn the language of that topic more deeply and become more comfortable using it. This is really useful if you focus on a topic that is important to your life, or that you find very interesting and satisfying to study. I have been an ESL teacher for nearly 16 years, and here is a list of what have become the most popular topics with...

If you are looking for a new approach to learning English, study English proverbs.  A proverb is a short saying used to express a well-known truth.  Proverbs are a quick way to communicate and they reveal how a culture has developed.  The truth of a proverb is often a truth which every culture recognizes about human nature or the physical world. Each culture expresses this truth in its own unique way.  By studying the proverbs of any language, you gain new insight into both the culture and the native way of speaking.  Here is how to include proverbs in your study of English.  Each of these paragraphs starts with a proverb. A good beginning makes a good end.  Meaning:  If a task is carefully...

Every year during the month of October and at times into early November, I show my EFL students the Disney animated version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The video serves several purposes both didactic and non-didactic. It continues to be popular with the students regardless of their age, major or occupation. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Most of you are probably familiar with Washington Irving's classic American short story, originally penned in 1819-1820, based on a German folktale. A transient schoolmaster, Icabod Crane, arrives in the tiny colonial burg of Sleepy Hollow situated near Tarrytown, in Westchester County of New York state. As he integrates into the local society, he falls for a...

Teaching English grammar can be hard going - for the teacher and the students. It doesn't have to be difficult or painful, however. You can teach English grammar using fun learning games and before you know it your students will be more than willing. How does it work, you ask. Well, there has been a movement away from the traditional methods of teaching English grammar through writing, rewriting and worksheets to using a more active approach through games. Researchers have also begun to look at how and why these new methods work. Four sound reasons to teach grammar with games 1. Arif Saricoban and Esen Metin, authors of "Songs, Verse and Games for Teaching Grammar" explain how and why games...

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Communicating effectively has an important role in business and personal affairs alike. Among the more popular languages, English acts as a central driving factor which bridges the communication gap to allow individuals from emerging and developing economies to access Eurocentric markets and business opportunities. Currently, English dominates the majority of business deals and transactions that are finalised worldwide. Currently, there are approximately 400 million people who are native speakers of the English language, with another 750 million who have learnt English as a second language. The question that many are faced with is not whether to learn English or not; it is where they should...

Presently, there are more than 200 readability formulas developed by various scholars since the 1940s. Only a handful of these formulas are reliable to determine the reading-level of a sample text. This article will help you to decide which readability formula or formulas to use on your documents. Identify your industry, then select the appropriate readability formula. EDUCATION The primary role of the education sector is to distill good education to students at different grade levels. Written text in the form of textbooks, journals, literature and so on, forms the backbone of a good education system. Here are different readability formulas to use on your documents according to the grade level: 1...

Preparing for an interview is a very daunting task, let alone if English is not your first language! Many job interviews will contain standard questions that they will start with in order to make you feel at ease. You can practise beforehand so that you are fully prepared. Common questions could include the following: How are you today? Did you find your way here ok? Tell me a little about yourself. If you have the answers already prepared the chances are that you will feel more comfortable and at ease. If you are worried that you will not be able to understand the questions that are being asked of you, then it may be a good idea to have a sentence prepared so that you can ask them to repeat or re...

Exotic Foods Abound in Colombia Although "exotic" foods abound in Colombia, the most succulent, flavorful offerings are its locally-made soups. One of the many pleasures of living and teaching English as a foreign language abroad is the opportunity to sample and savor a unique plethora of foods. From chilly Bogotá, Colombia's mountain-located capitol city, through aromatic seafood soups from the Pacific coast to the steaming goodness of Cali, Salsa music capitol of Colombia, here are some of the country's best soups. Here Are Six Succulent Soups from Colombia " Sancocho de Gallina The national dish of Colombia, this hearty soup is made with a whole stewed chicken or rooster including the feet...

Playing Chicken with Pacific Ocean Waves For awhile I watched from the beach as Doris played "chicken" with the waves. When there was a lull in the heavy waves, I slipped out of my cap, shoes and T-shirt to slip into the water myself. It was surprising how warm the water was. I have taken many baths in water that was a lot cooler than this and I don't take cold water baths by a long shot. "The water is really warm", I said to Doris. "Yeah, isn't it great?" I couldn't believe how warm two sunny days had made the surf. Heavier Pacific Ocean Waves Begin Rolling in Higher, heavier waves now began to roll in. We played chicken with them, running to the water's edge when the waves crested more than about...

Writing Can Seem Like a Daunting Task Whether you are an English as a foreign language teacher or a foreign language learner, at some point you're going to have to write an essay or composition in English. Since English is structured quite differently from many other foreign language groups in terms of grammar, spelling and punctuation rules, writing even a simple, straight-forward opinion essay or composition can seem like a daunting task for many. Writing in English can be either process or product-based (ref. Fowler, 1988 vs.White, 1987), so even native English language speakers can experience problems with organizing, composing, drafting and editing a written piece in their own first language...

Why Test? You know how your learners dread to hear, "Next class we have a test on ..." Why, you can practically hear their groans of displeasure even now. Even teachers hate tests to some degree. There's preparing the test, administering it and then the meager efforts to try to prevent the almost inevitable cheating. It's a cat-and-mouse game of "catch-me-if-you-can". Who's "smarter", the teacher or the learners? So considering the fear and dread that both the learners and teachers have of testing, what is really the role of testing, evaluation and assessment in English Language Teaching? The following are key points in consideration of English and other foreign language tests. Did you know that:o...

Instruction in English often does not offer the student the opportunity to speak and converse in English. Many students can read and write English, but have real problems when it comes to holding a conversation. To overcome this, constant practice in listening and speaking will soon give the student confidence to speak easily and fluently. Have you ever watched a one and a half or two year old child? They are never quiet. Most small children love to make sounds. Sometimes their sounds make no sense, but that doesn't matter to them. These children are learning to speak their native language. In learning English as a foreign language, we should remember how the small child learns his or her language...

USING LOCAL LITERATURES IN ENGLISH OR TRANSLATIONS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH   Professor Dr.S.Elangovan,P.T.Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Engineering College,                Oovery. Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu State, India.  e.mail:                          mobile:+9500687897                                                                   27- 07 - 2009 Introduction 1. This study aims at elucidating the universal phenomenon that native literatures and translations can be beneficially and effectively used as a launching pad to learn a foreign language like English. The source of inspiration is the ardent...

A parade of cartoon figures was followed by a matching game about English vocabulary. Students took turns poking the screen with an electronic pen and, a short while later, the dozen adjectives on the screen had been learned by heart. Amid all the hullabaloo about e-learning, Kei Wa is one of few local schools that have successfully turned the virtual medium into an effective and economical learning tool. It advocates the use of electronic materials to complement traditional teaching through books. Using IT as a complementary tool to traditional chalk-and-board teaching, Kei Wa Primary School got around the many problems associated with e-books - such as poor eyesight resulting from prolonged...

Authentic English Language Text In English as a foreign or second language teaching (EFL, ESL), if you ever need to come up with an authentic English text of any kind, i.e., newspaper, magazine, movie clip, etc. that you need to present to the class and you've been powerfully influenced by music your whole life you might chose to take the song approach. You'll be okay using a popular song as authentic language text - which it certainly is. I'd go with popular songs, like "Imagine" by John Lennon, which have more appeal. You can get some additional mileage out of the song using cultural aspects as well as some others. Profiling, doing a biography of and discussing John Lennon as an example in this...

y"> Hotels in the Historic District As a newly arrived TEFL teaching prospect, first on your agenda is a place to stay. It's not just a place to flop, but will be your "base of operations" and starting point of reference for virtually all your initial endeavors in and about the city. Look at two or three places at least, and choose the one you feel most comfortable with. Be sure to get the hotel's business card with the name, complete address, phone number and particulars of the place you're staying and carry it with you at all times. Many hotel business cards have a small map on the back to help you re-locate them. If all else fails, you can always show the card to a policeman, taxi driver or other...

Introduction In the 1990's when I was contemplating learning Spanish, I was told repeatedly by well-meaning friends that if I really wanted to learn Spanish I would have to live in a country in which Spanish was the dominate spoken tongue. If you Google "Spanish Immersion," you will get 1,790,000 hits. After exhausting myself by reading about 250 websites, all of which tried very hard to get me to enroll in their costly Spanish Immersion Courses located in various Spanish-speaking countries, which would have required me to re-mortgage my home a billion times plus hope some rich philanthropist would bequeath me the entirety of his off-shore accounts, I decided to include this quote representing the...

Think TEFL! If you want to know why it is interesting to be a TEFL Teacher, Notting Hill College has the answer! Here are some reasons why people would choose to teach English abroad - To travel, you can teach English and see the world; teaching is the most affordable option. - To experience a different culture, living and working in a country is not like visiting it for a couple of days. When you teach in a country, you get a real feel of what its culture is like. - To get a different view on life, when you teach in different nationalities, you see how other people think. You change and/or challenge your opinions/values etc…; in a nutshell you see the world from a different paradigm. - To make...

The brain likes to learn in little bits. Young children have short attention spans. Put these two thoughts together and add the fact that learning a new language is not an easy task. Therefore, an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher has a daunting task keeping young students interested, awake and motivated to learn. My young students range from ages 5 - 14 and my classes last two to three hours. Preparing interesting and relevant lessons is an ongoing challenge. Working from a textbook is a good place to start. Texts for young children generally offer some good activities but I find I have to supplement these. For one thing, the texts are often designed for a multi-lingual class of immigrant...

What do you do? What do you make? What's the difference, anyway, between "make" and "do"? These simple words cause lots of confusion for English language learners . I've spent a considerable amount of time teaching a very wide range of ESL classes this distinction. Many ESL students struggle with "make" and "do" - from advanced adult education and community college students to intermediate English students in summer courses and regular university courses. The large number of idioms further complicates the problem. Here is a quick, imprecise guide that helps clarify the issue. Look at some common expressions with "do". • Do the dishes. • Do some chores. • Do your work. • Do exercises...

Independent budget travel is becoming more and more popular. If your backpacking around the world, the idea of making money along the way would have crossed your thoughts, a little extra money on the road could see you traveling for much longer... Nowadays the internet is in every corner of the globe and it’s becoming easier and easier... There are many different methods depending on how much work you want to do or how deeply you want to integrate into a foreign country. A great and FREE place to start is in Travel writing. While your backpacking around the world you will of course form your own observations and opinions, so share them with other travellers and make a little money along the way...

In a city as big as Toronto, it is quite possible to live one’s life within a cultural community which speaks a uniform language without any real detriment to daily life. In fact, the multiplicity of cultural enclaves and large populations of non-English speaking people in the Greater Toronto Area may make it seem as though there is no need to endeavor learning another language at all; almost all daily interactions can take place in one’s native tongue. Still, there are several distinct advantages to learning English whether in Canada for the short or long term, and using the English as a Second Language curriculum offered by the University of Toronto is a great way to achieve this goal. First...

English teachers have become on very high demand in Asian countries over the past few years. Parents want their children to speak English as a second language and companies want their employees to communicate better with international partners. If you’re an English teacher and would like to travel to a foreign country in Asia, teaching English in Korea would be the perfect opportunity. Just imagine yourself traveling and working in a foreign county, exploring the surroundings and making new fiends. If you want to teach English in Korea, at you’ll find a wide variety of jobs and all the information you need. South Korea is one of the rapidly growing Asian countries, with a plethora of...

Somewhere between scholarly studies of how people learn and the frontline experience of teaching, the issue of how TEFL/ESL learners actually acquire and keep language is confronted in activity design. Language practice activities come in many forms, and their design should take into account learning aims, the most important being language production. What is language production practice? Any student learning any language requires time and concentration to practise language after it has been acquired through a teacher’s presentation or through the discovery approach. Yet, considering many course book and handout activities formats, not all employ language production. A considerable amount feature...

and air traffic controllers now have until March 2011 to demonstrate ICAO Operational Level 4 proficiency. This article is about developing strategies to optimise the English learning process. As a pilot or ATC your time is valuable so you will want to learn English in the most efficient manner possible. There are hundreds of language schools offering English courses, and the market is very competitive. It is important to realise that there are no “magic pills” or secret learning methods that will help you climb an ICAO level overnight. A lot of English schools will over-emphasise the benefits of a particular learning method, this is usually just part of their sales technique. Learning a language...

The demand for English courses is related to the increasing prevalence of English as one of the main international languages. Globalisation and the acceleration of international trade, commerce and travel have greatly boosted the demand for English. Ireland has always been a very popular destination for tourists because of its reputation for beautiful scenery and hospitality. This reputation combined with the fact that English is the primary spoken language means that Ireland is also a top destination for students who want to go abroad to study english. It is estimated that the EFL sector in Ireland attracts more than 130,000 students annually. Globally, the British Council has indicated, in a...

If you're thinking of doing a homestay in Queensland, Australia, before you decide to go to the popular places, like Brisbane, the Gold Coast, or Cairns, you should take a look at the Sunshine Coast. The business capital of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, and it's surrounding suburbs, are not only home to some world-class educational facilities - they're also one of the most beautiful places in the world to live! This article details the different school options you can choose, if you decide to study on the Sunshine Coast, in Maroochydore. SEA English Academy - this is possibly the best (and most economical) school you can choose, if you're a low-level English speaker, looking to participate in a...

As of nowadays, there are thousands of Americans living wage in Europe. The preponderance of them is there for job purpose, and one of the main jobs they hold is teaching English. Teaching English in Europe will always be a source of employment for those wishing to live abroad, since the value placed on native-speaking teachers in Europe is extremely high. The in order is designed to help you start thinking along the lines of becoming an English teacher in Europe. Consider these facts before you begin your job search, and the process should go much more smoothly for you. Your first step after deciding to teach English in Europe should be to decide what country you'd like to teach in. This is a...