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• clarifying (1)
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• Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA (131)
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• Teaching English Abroad (331)
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  • Functional language (64)
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  • Grammar (153)
    • Adjectives (20)
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      • Present perfect/ simple past (2)
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      • Present simple for routines etc. (3)
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    • Question formation (3)
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    • state and action verbs (2)
    • tense review (6)
    • verb patterns (3)
    • Word order (1)
  • Learner motivation (19)
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    • Using monolingual dictionaries (2)
    • Writing ELT textbooks and materials (7)
  • Pronunciation (28)
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      • Pre-teaching vocabulary (1)
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  • Teaching low levels (12)
  • Teaching methods and methodologies (32)
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  • Technology (81)
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      • Mr Bean (5)
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  • TEFL career planning (69)
    • becoming a teacher trainer (6)
    • ELT management (14)
      • Becoming a Director of Studies (5)
    • finding good TEFL jobs (12)
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    • getting out of TEFL (2)
    • Retirement for TEFL teachers (1)
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    • TEFL CV/ TESOL resume (5)
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  • TEFL celebs/ TEFL heroes and villains (70)
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    • TEFL heroes- Alan Maley (2)
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  • TEFL games (119)
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• TESOL (221)
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