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There are many places all over the world where you can teach English. They provide an excellent chance for people to explore a new culture and find themselves. One of the most popular places in the world is Asia because there are so many teaching jobs, most of the teachers are young, the expat scene is vibrant, and there are a lot of parties there. However, there are many great places to teach all over the planet, each with its own great reason to go there. In Asia, there are many good places to go teach English. Korea is usually the place most people go because they have the most benefits and highest salaries. Salaries in Japan are high but the cost of living eats up a lot of your money and it's...

Teach abroad and explore new cultures, foods, and languages. Watch how you blossom and feel your senses heighten while discovering a new world outside of home. Traveling and working abroad can always be a lot of fun and excitement for the everyday adventure-seeker to the sudden vacation-taker; teaching abroad is even better. It's perfect for the outgoing/spontaneous types looking for a new thrill while earning some extra bucks (U.S. tax free) and affords you a great feeling of aliveness when in a foreign country. Teaching in Korea is just the ticket if you've got the urge to teach overseas! Teaching Abroad - Research Before Departure I made the mistake when I first decided to come to South Korea by...

When I was laid off from work in Telecommunications. I considered teaching overseas. Since I am a native English speaker. The answer seemed obvious. Teach English. Searching online raised many, many red flags. All it seemed was that this overwhelming information was a ploy to help me part ways from my hard earned money. While my wife and I were traveling in Vietnam, we visited with a principle at a College in Ho Chi Minh City. He gave me a guidance as to what would be required to teach in Vietnam. What I needed was: 1) English as a Second Language (ESL) certification. He said that I needed either a TEFL Certification University of Cambridge's CELTA and Trinity College London's CertTESOL. These two...

Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) may be preventing themselves from beginning their international teaching career as soon as they qualify because they are finding misleading information on the internet. How does this happen? When NQTs search the internet for teaching jobs overseas, the companies that host international teaching recruitment fairs usually show up on the first page of results. And so, the first information they are exposed to contains the selection criteria for candidates to be invited to attend one of these recruitment fairs which is that candidates have at least two years practical teaching experience. These organizations pre-screen candidates for international school recruiters. While...

Heart, Gun, Bomb is one of the newest and funnest ESL Games in the world. This game is specifically for ESL teachers that want to help their students learn faster and have fun at the same time. Heart, Gun, Bomb can be played solely on the blackboard but I will explain to you how to play a variation of this game using cards. The rules to play Heart, Gun, Bomb are as follows: Divide the class into two teams. Write all of the students names under their team name and give each student three hit points. Team 1 Barry OOO Sally OOO Mitch OOO Susan OOO Bill OOO Team 2 Susan C. OOO Jerry OOO Sean OOO Amy OOO Jill OOO Next, draw a grid on the board with the number 1 - 10 on to the top; and write the letters A...

If you want to become the best ESL teacher in your school; then learn from the best ESL teachers in the world. This is one of the best ESL Games and there is no reason why you shouldn't be playing it in your classroom! This ESL Game is called, "The Crocodile ESL Game." I wish that I could show a picture of this Crocodile, but I can't. But if you have ever been to Toys R Us or any other toy store then you would have seen the Big Green Crocodile that has his mouth wide open. The way that you play this game is you can push down one of its teeth at a time. There are about 12 teeth, and if you push down the wrong tooth ~ the crocodile's mouth will close on your hand. If the crocodile bites you...that...

Speaking is a productive skill which requires a lot of back-up factors like knowledge, confidence, self esteem and enthusiasm. Speaking a second language, particularly, brings about its own prerequisites: exposure, consolidation, motivation as well as acknowledgment. Whether we realize it or not, these determinant factors can be made to exist in a supportive learning environment of an English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. To beginners, speaking activities can appear more demanding and even threatening than plain writing. Compared to writing as an academic skill, you can expect a bigger audience for speaking. The audience may also be encouraging or vice versa. Well-behaved and attentive...

English as a language was brought to Britain by German invaders from what is now referred to as North West Germany, which was initially a mixture of dialects. It is said that the internet is a rich source of information. A true attestation to this fact is that with the click of a button, you can access as many sites as you wish. Narrowing down to the English language, there are several websites in the internet that have dedicated themselves to teach English online. English language learning in both learning institutions and through the internet has been simplified by the availability of different channels through which information on the same can be relayed. Teachers of the language have dedicated...

TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language - Exam Help TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language - exam help including TOEFL test category explainations, preparation help, vocabulary and structure exercises, quizzes and test taking strategies. Online Course Review: TestDEN Thinking of taking the TOEFL? Make sure to take a look at this in-depth review of TestDEN's 60 day TOEFL Online Trainer course. This course is reasonable and very worth your while. Free TOEFL StudyA step by step guide to taking taking the TOEFL exploiting free TOEFL resources on the Net. By your ESL guide. Updated and expanded April 20, 2001.Top TOEFL Study Materials Taking the TOEFL is a necessary step for any non US...

Have you ever wanted to travel, but thought you didn't have the money? Many people do not travel for that very reason. What they do not realize, however, is that you don't need a lot of money to travel. There are many opportunities for travel if you look for them. Teach English as a Second Language If you are looking for a rewarding experience you can teach English as a second language. It is also a great way learn another language, depending on where you work. You will have to obtain a TEFL certificate before you begin teaching. Jobs in Japan and Korea tend to pay the best, but there are many programs to choose from. Couch Surf Couch Surfing is a great way to find free accommodation. It is a non...

The English language is the most commonly spoken language on Earth, either by native speakers or by peoplewho have learned it in addition to their first language. More and more people everyday have the desire tolearn English as a second language. The type of people who wish to learn it run the gamut from children inother countries who are required to learn English as part of their school curriculum, business professionals that wish to be able to communicate with their English-speaking peers, to immigrants who come to English-speaking countries such as the Unites States who need to learn the native language in order to gain employment, citizenship, and acceptance in their new home country. If you...

For too long Singapore has been dominated by its larger cousins in the global market for TEFL/ESL destinations. It is natural to head to Thailand and Vietnam, completing ignoring this inspiring compact island. No more should the Lion City just be a refuge to teachers from Thailand looking for some civilisation while on a holiday break. Lucrative TEFL/ESL opportunities exist that allow teachers to save and provide for a lifestyle teachers in Thailand and Vietnam can only dream of. Salaries are high, classes involve mostly adults, and schedules are usually done in blocks - all highly rated in any TEFL/ESL job. Singapore has a lot to offer which other countries don't. Firstly, in the region of South...

Teaching or learning English as a foreign language (EFL) by using authentic materials which have been prepared for native speakers in real-life conditions isn't simply a dream. English language newspapers and magazines are readily available in most parts of the world. So you be able to pick up a regional or international periodical to use in your English as a foreign language (EFL) class room setting. Let's briefly look at extracting some extensive English language teaching use out of the feature articles in a periodical. Feature Articles Not only can you read portions (or all) of a feature article, but use it for vocabulary, grammar, idioms and expressions, quotes and information. Note and exploit...

What a strange title! Soon you'll understand why I chose it. But first, why improve your listening skills? In talking with students at our college, I find that listening and speaking (conversation) are high on the list of reasons they come to Canada to study English. It's often hard, even if you got high marks in English in your own country, to understand native speakers. And yet, listening is probably the most important skill of all. It's the first one you learned as a child. You need it in every conversation. You need it to learn English both inside class and outside class. Now, why 110 to 165 minutes? Let me start by saying that in the experiment, this time was broken up into 11 sessions...

Listened to the Radio Lately? If you've listened attentively to the radio or watched some of the current or recent offerings on the silver screen in English, you might have noticed something alarming. People seem to be losing their ability to properly and effectively communicate in English. Why with text messaging and text messaging, you virtually need to re-learn English in order to be able to function in these environments. English grammar, spelling and pronunciation have never been exactly what you'd call easy. As a professor of English as a foreign language, I'm all too familiar with the irregularities and intricacies of English in its seemingly myriad of varieties, dialects, patois and other...

Using Popular Films to Improve Speaking Skills During the course of my 15 plus years of English as a foreign language teaching, I have come across a number of popular films which not only aid EFL learners in improving their English language speaking skills, but are enjoyable for them to watch. In each of these films a scene is selected and the dialogue and setting are exploited for cultural, linguistic and connected speech elements. While there actually many such films, I'll mention five of my English language learners' favorites here. FRANTIC (1988) This film stars Harrison Ford and Betty Buckley as a doctor and his wife who are visiting Paris for a medical convention when she suddenly disappears...

Depending on the age and background of the ESL/EFL learners, a teacher needs to consider points for remedial and early reading. A teacher needs to know which of her/his learners can decode with understanding. There are varying degrees to this important skill, and weak reading skills result from a lack of proper reading instruction coupled with poor reading habits. Main Reading Components of building a Remedial Reading Program Sound-letter correspondence (phonological awareness) Word-meaning correspondence (including sight words) Basic sentence understanding What Can Help? Fostering phonemic awareness (teaching the sounds of a language) can help in producing much of the sounds and sound blends...

Poorly Equipped or Untrained English Teachers For much too long a time, there was a disturbing tendency among English language institutes in a number of countries, to immediately contract as "English teachers", anyone who showed up and could communicate in some way in the English language. This included even native English speakers who, although they were unquestionably English speakers, had little or no knowledge of teaching, and no skills or techniques with which to impart their native tongue to others. Simply being able to speak English doesn't make you an English teacher as untold numbers of EFL learners have found out the hard way. There simply are no shortcuts here. Teacher training of...

ADULT MOTIVATIONAL DIRECTION: BY ZAINURRAHMAN (2010) ArticleBase Publishing Adult Motivational Direction Applied English for Young Learner Zainurrahman In learning process, especially English for young learner, motivation is one of the aspects must be considered as important by teachers. Young learner's motivation is a kind of gift that should be kept, developed and directed by teacher as adult. This paper is intended to introduce the Adult Motivational Direction (AMD) as an assistant to teach young learner language, especially English. What is motivation? Motivation, as defined in Oxford Dictionary, is basically defined as the reason which is taken by someone to do something. McDonald (1959:74-75...

For too long Singapore has been dominated by its larger cousins in the global market for TEFL/ESL destinations. It is natural to head to Thailand and Vietnam, completing ignoring this inspiring compact island. No more should the Lion City just be a refuge to teachers from Thailand looking for some civilisation while on a holiday break. Lucrative TEFL/ESL opportunities exist that allow teachers to save and provide for a lifestyle teachers in Thailand and Vietnam can only dream of. Salaries are high, classes involve mostly adults, and schedules are usually done in blocks – all highly rated in any TEFL/ESL job. Singapore has a lot to offer which other countries don’t. Firstly, in the region of...

Christmas is the Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Most Western Christian denominations traditionally celebrate this event on December 25th, although Christmas events also are held in the preceding weeks, in the period known as advent. The game of bingo is an enjoyable idea to mark this holiday. The game is played in almost exactly the same way a normal bingo, but with one small difference: instead of playing with numbered bingo cards, it is played using cards printed with words or phrases that tie-in with the holiday. If you want to try playing Christmas bingo, the key thing that you will need is, of course, getting some bingo cards printed with the words and phrases...

When I needed some fresh material for working in the past tense with my EFL, English as a Foreign Language, students in Barcelona, Spain I opted to create a short story. This three-paragraph narrative I wrote using only the past tense of regular verbs served not only for reading, but for grammar practice, spelling and pronunciation practice as well. For even more diversity and mileage, I later added comprehension questions and a verb chart for added practice activities. It has worked quite well for me. To adjust for shorter practice time or other lesson planning constraints use only one paragraph for your activities and practice. It was considerably more difficult than I'd imagined to write such a...

There are a few ways to obtain a job teaching English in Japan, however most ESL (English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers find employment in one of the following ways: English Schools Japan is home to hundreds if not thousands of English schools. Teaching at an English school is absolutely the best option for people who want to teach English in Japan. There are plenty of benefits to teaching at an English School: 1. Most of the English schools recruit teachers all year long, which means that you don't have to wait for a specific application "season" or arrange your schedule around the school's. 2. Many of the English schools help their teachers find housing...

With the continuing expansion of English as an integral communications tool for education, science, technology, business and commerce, post-secondary education technical students are increasingly finding themselves in positions requiring them to manage high-technology studies in technical English. If you teach EFL, technical or business English, or teach a technical subject in English, you can use ESP workshops to successfully promote enhanced reading and comprehension in LEP learners. A group of my Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students studying an Electronic Engineering class on antenna design had an American textbook in English, so it was necessary for me to convert chapters of the text into...

English as a Foreign Language Learner Class Profiles An integral part of my English as a Foreign Language learner class profiles include acknowledgement of their various personal interests. While here in Colombia the variety of available pastimes is somewhat limited in comparison to other countries, a large portion (sometimes TOO large a portion) of the EFL learners' free time is spent engaged in some type of sports. The question then becomes how to correctly and accurately express participation in different sporting activities. In the (American) English language, for the most part, we use the verbs GO, DO and PLAY for this purpose. Using the English Verb "GO" Generally when the name of a sports...

Distinguishing the Differences Between "Make" and "Do" English as a Foreign Language learners like those whose first language or L1, is Spanish can have considerable difficulty in distinguishing when to use "make" and when to use "do". Why? It's because in Spanish, for example, the same verb, "hacer", is commonly used to represent both. The trick then, is to find a way of aiding these English language learners with making the distinction. Here's how I do it. Make Essentially "make" means to "create" or cause something to happen or produce a result. You make a cake, make noise, make trouble or make friends. Do On the other hand, "do" usually signifies simply performing an action without alluding to...

Using Music in English or Foreign Language Learning How can you effectively use music in your English or foreign language learning class room? Why, we can hardly count the ways. Listening to certain types of music has quite a number of additional benefits which go far beyond teaching and learning. The impact of music and songs in ELT is, in fact, profound. But let's have a brief overview of some other of listening to music's many benefits. Benefits of Listening to Music:o Learning Time is Reduced By lowering the "barriers" or Affective Filter to learning, students of all types can acquire information and skills in a much shorter period of time. By having a more relaxed, attentive and receptive state...

Teaching English in southern Italy has never been more important, or more rewarding. Thanks to new funding sources, public schools have reanimated their curriculums, opening doors for learners and teachers alike. The P.O.N. (Programma Operativo Nazionale) 2007 - 2013 enlists European funds to enrich the cultural and educational experiences of students in "at-risk" rural Italian communities. Since its introduction to the regions of Calabria, Campania, Puglia and Sicily, the search for capable EFL teachers has been ongoing. The demand is so high that some of the more remote public schools postponed or canceled their projects last year because they were unable to find qualified candidates...

Testing, Evaluation and Assessment in EFL and Foreign Language Classes We'll continue to look at some critical points which need to be considered along with the English as a foreign or second language testing, evaluation and assessment processes. Generally, similar conditions and aspects apply to the teaching and learning of other foreign languages as well. So, we'll discuss some additional points here in the second part of this two-part article post. 4. Allow a Sufficient Amount of Time As an English as a foreign language or other foreign language teacher, have you ever taken the time to sit down and actually DO one of your own exams? If not, how do you determine the length of time required to...

A Lot of English Language Mistakes English as a foreign language learners make a lot of mistakes in class, don't they? Speaking, writing, grammar and spelling errors are practically way of life with teachers and learners alike. It's a "healthy" problem though because with errors come corrections. And with correction comes learning. (J. D. Brown, 1988) The more errors learners make the more correction is done. The more correction is done, the more leaning that takes place. We most often learn much more from our mistakes than our successes. True or False? Why Use Error Correction? When learners are producing language I class, whether speaking or writing, they usually want to know when they make any...

"DIRTY HARRY" Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino and Reni Santoni star in this 1971 classic police detective drama. In two different scenes, police Inspector Harry Callahan, the cop you love to hate, delivers his signature lines: "I know what you're thinking." "Did he fire six shots or only five?" "Well to tell you the truth, in all the excitement, I've kinda lost track myself." "... you've got to ask yourself one question ... Do I feel lucky?" "Well, do you, punk?" This film is great for illustrating and practicing a variety of elements of connected speech in American English. Using Popular Films to Improve Speaking Skills During the course of my 15 plus years of English as a foreign language teaching...

Around the world, the demand for teachers is on the rise. Many people have experienced the rewards of teaching English in a foreign country. The benefits of helping others learn the English language while immersing yourself in another country will make any apprehension about packing up and moving to another country diminish. One of the best features of living and teaching English in a foreign country is how much you can see and learn from another culture. Spending time with the locals and learn about their history, culture, and traditions will be a great experience. You will be participating in daily activities that will involve interacting with locals such as shopping, touring various locations...

nd its culture has always been regarded by the West as an intriguing country; what with its difficult tongue and quaint traditions. The major reason would be to better understand the nation whom China has been doing business with for many years already. With this Asian nation's desire to learn the language, English schools emerged one by one within the country. Along with the establishment of these institutions also comes the need for foreign teachers. Of course, who else would be able to teach the students the right way to talk than those who speak the language themselves. Hence, the reason why an applicant should be a native speaker of the English dialect. If you want to venture into the field of...

Getting Maximum Mileage English teachers and Other Ex-pats: Don't just go around taking the typical "tourist snapshots" while traveling, vacationing, working or living abroad. Did you know that you can get even more mileage and multiple income streams from a wide variety of your work by re-selling it to other websites, photo banks, print magazines, airlines, travel agencies and editors? Wherever you go, whatever you do in and around your new foreign digs, get documentary photos of it all, from great to small - and SELL them! Document experiences of other ex-pats and visitors you meet and use them as quotations or testimonials for your writing and photos. The Traveler's Triple Crown For travelers...

NHC-Language Awareness to the Rescue! Stepping into the classroom for the first time can be a nerve-racking experience, not just for students but for novice teachers as well.  For some teachers this recurring albeit low-level anxiety is the single most detractive feature of what would otherwise be a near perfect job. But what's the cause of all this stress? In fact it all boils down to something teachers share in common with their students: the fear of grammar. Strangely enough it's often native English speakers who struggle the most to get to grips with all the grammar jargon required by the TEFL profession. This is because schools in Britain, America and other places whose first language is...

ESL teachers help students from other countries learn the English language. As you probably already know, ESL stands for ?English as a Second Language.? In the United States, with immigration at an all time high, the need for qualified ESL teachers has never been greater. But ESL teachers do more than simply teach foreign students a new language, they also help them adapt to a new environment and learn the intricacies of a new culture. It is fulfilling and rewarding job that gives the teacher the opportunity to learn about other people and cultures. ESL Teacher Requirements To become an ESL teacher, a student must earn an undergraduate education degree with a concentration in ELS. This degree will...