ABC of SLA
TeachersHistoryTeacher CafeEducation...Scott Thornbury's history of second language acquisition (SLA) in a nutshell. A lot of great ideas.
The future of global English - coping with culture
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguage...This talk was given by David Crystal for The English-Speaking Union annual lecture, in partnership with the British Council.
There is a widely held view that one of the consequences of the rise of English as a world language is global intelligibility. However, at the level of everyday communication, cultural differences between the countries that use English often present a barrier to understanding.
The talk illustrates some of the conversational cross-purposes that have taken place, and discusses the kind of cultural awareness all English speakers need to have when they interact with others on a global scale.
Jack C. Richards on Professional Development for ESL/ELT Professionals
TeachersSelfTeacher CafeEducation...In this video, Jack discusses professional development for ELT/ESL professionals.
The Lexical Approach - Leslie Hendra's Secrets
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguageLeslie Hendra reveals her secret teaching tip and the importance of the lexical approach to teaching English. Recorded at IATEFL 2012 in Glasgow.
Leslie is one of the co-authors of "English Unlimited" (Cambridge University Press)
Vicki Hollett and ELF
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguageAndi White from the BESIG online team interviews Vicki Hollett about ELF and BELF.
Exploiting Infographics for ELT
TeachersCreativityTeacher CafeEducation...In his blog Nik's Quickshout, Nik Peachy informs us of different ways to use these visually arresting and vocabulary rich resources in the ELT classroom. He also gives tips about finding and selecting the best infographics for students and designing appropriate tasks to accompany them. Infographics easily lend themselves to a vocabulary, writing or even a grammar lesson and are perfect for visual learners.
4 Subtle Changes to English - Have you noticed?
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguageFrom the online counterpart to magazine Mental Floss comes an article about four subtle linguistic trends in the English language that have emerged over the past 50 years or so.
Ship or Sheep?
TeachersSpeakingTeacher CafeEducation...Pronunciation practice with minimal pairs. This website has the image, phonetic symbol and pronunciation for each word. Great practice for students of all ages.
Vocabulary
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducation...A vocabulary learning platform with images, games and activities for all types of classrooms. A resources for teachers and students to practice vocabulary.
Inspiring students with learning disabilities to take up a language
TeachersDisabilityTeacher CafeEducation...With a different approach, language lessons for students with special education can be inclusive, exciting and relevant. Adapting lessons so they include more visual and audio aspects could help when teaching languages to young people with learning difficulties.
Use Technology to Help Students Learn
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducation...There are a lot of ways technology can help ESL students learn. Here you will discover ways to use technology in your classroom to help students further their language learning.
Word Bucket
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducation...Word Bucket is a personal English dictionary, notebook and vocabulary learning game. Students can save all new words to their personal Bucket and learn them through tests and games.
14 Weird Words That Literally Contradict themselves
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeLanguage...Contronyms are words which have two more or less opposite meanings. The word is a contronym; it can mean hit, as in hitting someone, or it can mean miss, as used in baseball.
Understanding the Errors of Arabic Speaking ELL's- using Slide Share
TeachersCultureTeacher CafeEducation...Take a look at Slide Share and there collections of various slide shows. This slide show includes a side by side comparisons of Arabic and English, along with illustrations to understand the mistakes of your Arabic language learners.
Literacy Through Photography for English-Language Learners
TeachersPhotographyReadingTeacher Cafe...Paulo Freier encouraged a broader definition of literacy to include the ability to understand both "the word and the world". Literacy includes reading, writing, listening, speaking and analyzing a wide range of texts that include both print and non-print texts.
Skip the Worksheets! 5 Grammar Games to Play Instead
TeachersGamingTeacher CafeEducation...Five great grammar focused games to play instead of traditional worksheets. Keep the classroom balanced and your students active at the same time.
ESL/ ELL Error Correction- Yes, No or Maybe?
TeachersTeacher CafeLanguageEducationTeachers must decide whether or not to offer correction in every class. Appropriate correction and feedback is a staple of the ESL, ELL, and EFL classroom, just the same as activities and drills are. Too much and too little correction can hinder results.