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• 10 pronunciation books for DipTESOL trainees

  By Pete on January 5, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Here’s my suggested reading list for the phonology component of the DipTESOL. I don’t want to mislead you – the course is 9 months long (depending) and you’ve a lot to do during that time. I’m not saying you should… Read More ›

• Webinar: Teaching English pronunciation for the real world (Laura Patsko)

  By Pete on January 3, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  This webinar from November 2018 is a good introduction to the concept of English as a Lingua Franca. The hour-long session gives an overview the following:

• 30 Role-plays for TEFL

  By Pete on December 5, 2018 • ( 7 )

  

  Do you want to bring some drama and creativity into class? Are you looking for new ways to motivate and engage your teen/adult learners? Are you on the lookout for a good value TEFL resource written by real teachers, for real teachers?… Read More ›

• How to get a CELTA Pass A

  By Pete on December 3, 2018 • ( 23 )

  

  I passed the CELTA with a grade A. There’s my certificate… There are already some good posts around on how to get a Pass A – see CELTA Helper for an example. However, I’ve been contacted a lot since I… Read More ›

• Lesson idea: Kahoot! for capitalisation and punctuation

  By Pete on December 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A few months ago I mentioned word stress games using Kahoot! This app has also come in handy recently for practising punctuation/capitalisation. I just display a sentence with various errors in it– learners judge how many mistakes there are in… Read More ›

• Review: ELT Training Library (Language Fuel)

  By Pete on November 30, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  I love a freebie! I‘ve just completed a two-week free trial of Language Fuel. Overall, I give it an ELTplanning thumbs up. Skip to the end for my overall thoughts…

• How sanitized is your coursebook?

  By Pete on November 23, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  Tut! Coursebooks with their PARSNIP policy. You’ve literally given me nothing this term – not even a shred of controversy.

• 20 great video sites for the EFL classroom

  By Pete on November 19, 2018 • ( 12 )

  

  I was asked on my FB page where I find good videos for class. I stumble upon them now and then (like here, thanks Lana), but I also find these sources pretty useful. Hope this helps!

• Lesson idea: introducing recipes and cooking

  By Pete on November 16, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Here’s a simple idea for introducing recipes. Put these QR codes up around the room:

• Pronunciation articles for DipTESOL students

  By Pete on November 14, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  I’m trying to persuade our DipTESOL students to engage with some pronunciation-related research. I’ve hand-picked these five articles for their relevance to our context (well, the last one is more general), and I’ll be sharing them with our candidates this… Read More ›

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