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Monthly Archives: October 2008
TEFL: Needs Analysis
Conducting a needs analysis may just about be the most important thing you do for your class. This applies particularly to smaller groups or individuals. So what is it?
Tagged: needs analysis, tesl help
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Use The Board
As I mostly teach at student’s homes or places of business, I don’t have access to the typical classroom equipment. However, I recently conducted lesson in a business meeting room which was equipped with a white board.
Tagged: board, methods, teaching
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Interview with a TEFLer
In the first of what I hope will be a long-running and earth-shatteringly successful series, I am going to interview… myself. Bizarre, I know, but none of my teaching buddies wanted to be the first to volunteer, so here I … Read More
Practical Use of Language
I recently took an English friend along to one of my lessons. This gave my students an excellent opportunity to practice their conversational ability with a real, live native speaker (other than their teacher). Two good things came from this … Read More
Tagged: learning, native
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Why Do People Learn English?
Have you ever stopped to wonder why your students are there? I don’t mean in a deeply existential way, but more, what is their purpose for learning English? I think it can be summarised in two broad categories: generic reasons … Read More
TEFL Country Profile: Spain
France has until now been the only European country in our Country Profile series. This week, though, the TEFL hotspot that is Spain is getting the treatment. What do you need to know? Why teach in Spain? What red tape … Read More
Teaching is Just Getting Easier
Maybe I’m just not trying as hard, or maybe I’m getting used to TEFL, but lesson planning and teaching is getting easier and easier lately. As with any job, the first few months have quite a steep learning curve and, … Read More
Tagged: tasks, teaching, vocabulary
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