New TEFL articles etc October 2009
Chuseok holiday came just at the right point for me, so for once you can actually read my articles in the month which they are supposed to be for:
Natural Interactions (in HLT magazine for the first time in many years, so you get to see my softer, feely touchy side*)
How to use the Primary iDictionary CD ROM in class (in which I get a whole article out of trying to write a review- recommended technique for lazy TEFL writers!)
Can-do statements in preschool English classes (in which I jump on the CEF bandwagon, despite usually slagging it off as over-rated)
Questions to ask about a new kindergarten English class (in which I get carried away with question marks)
35 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous games (in which I get carried away with grammar games but the tranquilizers hit when I reach 35)
Explaining the Present Perfect Continuous tense
And in case you think this Case is entirely self-centred, here are some favourite bits and pieces this month from elsewhere, in approximate order of interest:
Should TEFL be more like Ryanair? on The PLN Staff Lounge
The TEFL Catch 22 and how we can all escape it on Good Dave’s ELT World blog
Philip Kerr’s guest piece on Lindsay Clandfield’s blog, Six Things About Multiple Intelligences That You Might Not Know
An Interview with John and Liz Sores on TEFLtradesman
In defence of course books and Can non experts teach ESP Part Two on Specific English
Everything on ELT Cafe
An awful lot of Turklish TEFL
87.93% of ESL Daily
A substantial percentage of the Delta Development Blog
A good deal of stuff on Lives of Teachers, Darrrrenn Ellliottt’s new blog
* or not
October 20th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
So you noticed! Lurker……
October 20th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Wow! Just read that Goethe guy on the ESL daily….. makes you wonder where TEFL gets it’s bad rep ＊ahem＊
October 21st, 2009 at 6:36 am
Hi Alex,
Will go and check some of these out. Thanks for all the comments on my blog by the way, which really got the thing going. You had the bit between the teeth I could see!
L
October 21st, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Darren
Lurker means “reader”, so it’s a good thing, right?
Lindsay
No thanks needed, couldn’t stop myself!
October 21st, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Yes… nice to have you. Please enjoy!
October 21st, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Very interesting contributions from commenters on the Can-Do statements article, so more comments from more people over there would be great
October 28th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Cheers for the mention, I’ve had a bad case of the old pig flu which is why I haven’t done part 2 yet.
Hope you and all who frequent here are doing OK.
October 29th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Sorry to hear that David. Lucky you weren’t in East Asia, or you could’ve caused another “TEFL teachers spread diseases” story. Hope you’re feeling better
August 13th, 2010 at 3:26 am
I noticed poster Darren Elliott’s mistaken use of the abbreviated it’s. Just wondered where TEFL gets its bad reputation from. Ahem