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Monthly Archives: September 2009
TEFL Drilling Exercises
As a teacher, the absolute power you have is sometimes quite scary. Drilling exercises are a prime example of this. A whole group of students will repeat not only what you say, but also how you say it, like some … Read More
Tagged: Drilling exercises
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Some Things You Can’t Do Without in TEFL
Got your first TEFL job lined up? Ticket booked? Make sure you’ve packed these too.
Tagged: reasons, teaching items
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IELTS: What is it? Why should you care?
You could spend (waste?) your life reading material related to TEFL. Among the countless websites, periodicals, newsletters, and bulletins related to the subject, EL Gazette stands out as a vital read.
Tagged: exams, ielts
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Teaching English in Africa… for money
In the last blog entry, I tried to tackle the monumental task of providing an overview of ESL in Africa. I got as far as volunteer work. I’ll level with you: I’ve never been to Africa and have certainly never … Read More
TEFL Jobs and English Language Teaching in Africa
I’ve been doing a lot of research into teaching English in Africa lately. Unfortunately, Internet research is predictably unrewarding, and garners only clichés (“Africa is great because you can go on safari”; the voice of wisdom speaks!) and the recycling … Read More
Tagged: Africa, volunteer
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TOEIC Language and Tactics
In my last post, TOEIC was dissected, and the insides were open for all to see. Despite meeting some heavy criticism from various circles, TOEIC still has 4.5 million test takers every year. In my job as an English teacher … Read More
TOEIC Listening and Reading Test
University students can’t stop taking it, and businessmen seem to depend on it. No, it’s not some recreational drug. It’s TOEIC, the Test Of English for International Communication.
Tagged: exam, toeic
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