Forum: Teaching ESL 
Sep 10th, 2006, 07:35 pm
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Views: 5,078  Re: Let's get technical
Good question. I guess it's a matter of the pendulum swinging
...but what usually happens instead of an approach somewhere in the middle is that someone comes up with a whole new approach that 'has...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 7th, 2006, 08:10 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,078 Re: Let's get technical
I guess most teachers today use the communicative approach. But how do you address the weaknesses of this approach, i.e. The students is able to communicating but they making many the mistake.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 7th, 2006, 07:28 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 6th, 2006, 07:32 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,078 Let's get technical
What is your main style of teaching? communicative approach? TBL? constructivist? destructivist?
Also, how would you vary your teaching for EFL students as opposed to ESL students?
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 6th, 2006, 07:26 pm
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Sep 5th, 2006, 07:36 pm
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Views: 3,431 Fun way to improve accuracy
I didn't realise this part of the forum was here until recently...
...anyway, please visit my site Road to Grammar (R2G)
It features 365 grammar self-access quizzes. It is recommended as support...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 5th, 2006, 07:30 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 34,512 Re: one-on-one class help me
Hi Zashi,
I'm not a children's ESL teacher, but I'll chip in.
They are really young, at that age they hardly know their own language yet, so you'll really have to grade your language. Maybe you can...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 4th, 2006, 07:47 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,315 Re: Anyone bought this on-line book?
I have to say that $30 sounds a bit too steep to me, too. It's probably a reasonable price in some parts of the world, but teachers here in Malaysia would be very unlikely to buy it when they can see...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 1st, 2006, 01:35 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 1st, 2006, 01:31 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,901 Re: When to use formal speech
I find the opposite! I find lots of misunderstandings on forums from people using overly formal language.
Personally, I encourage my students to use relatively informal language on forums, but avoid...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 27th, 2006, 07:54 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,992 Re: Tutoring - books to use?
For students in their late teens, Scrabble could be a fun option. They'll get a big kick out of it if they beat you.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 24th, 2006, 07:37 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,508 Re: Local or World News?
I like the BBC world service, both the radio version and the online version. great resource, too
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 24th, 2006, 07:34 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,050 Re: 'Pirated' ESL material?
i think in the future it will be a strong possibility.
For example, I heard that the BBC has plans to put their entire audio and video archives online for people to download free of charge.
That...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 17th, 2006, 07:46 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,754 Re: Newspaper Lessons
Thanks for the site Jason. The content is useful; the design of the site could be improved, I guess.
You have some kind of software that can rate the level of a piece of text. That's quite...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 16th, 2006, 01:35 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 14th, 2006, 07:49 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,073 Re: How to explain "get on" and "ride"?
My easy way to explain is
put on = start to wear
get on = start to ride
fall asleep = start to sleep
Another one is 'get up' and 'wake up' - some languages do not distinguish between these.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 10th, 2006, 07:19 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,465 Re: Corpus and Corpi
'corpora'! That's the word I was trying to think of!
Anyway, Mark, you hit the nail on the head, I was wondering what the benefits were of using corpuses (corpora) in the age of google. It would...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 9th, 2006, 08:19 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 7th, 2006, 12:47 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,050 Re: 'Pirated' ESL material?
On the other hand, if you desperately need materials for your course tomorrow, it gets more tempting...
Depends how PC savvy you are. It can be quite easy.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 6th, 2006, 08:07 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,050 Re: 'Pirated' ESL material?
It's not a market as such, it's that people rip the audio from headway, for example, and convert it to mp3s where you can download it for free. Or you can get a soft copy of Azar that makes it easy...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 3rd, 2006, 07:54 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,050 'Pirated' ESL material?
Did you realise that pirated ESL material is more and more widely available from sites like eDonkey, eSnips etc.?
Would you use it?
(note the use of 'would' instead of 'do', linguists)
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 2nd, 2006, 07:39 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,002 Re: English Corners
I've only ever heard of English Corners in China. Definitely, we don't have them here.
Anyway, why not start your own? I'm sure you'll get private tuition that way.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 30th, 2006, 07:48 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,253 Re: Teaching Corporates
...in other words, don't forget the PR when you're in the PRC.
lol! From PR to PC!:rolleyes:
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 28th, 2006, 08:23 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,237 Re: I love and hate these questions
Tell her that before you reveal to her the ancient mysteries and subtleties of the English language, she must shave her head and fast for forty days. (And then tell her what you just said is a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 25th, 2006, 09:49 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,901 Re: When to use formal speech
To adults, I would explain that you use formal English when speaking to the boss, business contacts, and informal English with friends.
You could come up with some situations where people use...
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