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Let me first wish all readers a happy, peaceful and successful New Year...

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The most frequently asked question from those wishing to embark on an ELT career is: which course should I take? Such is the question raised recently by somebody wanting to know if he should take a TEFL or a TESOL course .

The simple answer is...

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I recently received the following query:

I need to know whether I am entitled to apply for...

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As we know many international business people use English as a lingua franca among other non-native speakers. They may never or rarely experience English in a native-speaking environment. Such was the experience of two people I have taught recently, who, although highly experienced in attending international meetings ...

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My teaching experience has been confined to adults and I therefore feel diffident in suggesting ideas for teaching children. But when somebody asked me how to go about preparing children to read English when their mother tongue ...

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I get lots of queries about specific grammar items and how best to teach them. Unfortunately, there is no simple solution as all learners are different and come from different linguistic backgrounds. However, here are some points about complentation of the verb that I...

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Somebody has asked me if I think ice-breakers are a waste of time. Well, frankly, no, I don’t think they are. There are two situations when I find them very useful.

When a group meets for the first time...

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I was asked if I thought the easy availability of Internet resources was adversely affecting the sales of ELT books. Unfortunately I have no statistics...

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I have got off to a slow start this year for reasons that are not worth mentioning but I will try to make up for lost blogs!

I received a query recently from a teacher who ...

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A commenter raised the issue below recently. I know it is a familiar one. All over the world, busy people try to cram in their English lessons and feel frustrated at their slow progress. I'm afraid there are no...

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The title might seem like a strange question: after all, English language schools exist for their learners. But the point is that learners...

Greetings ESL experts,

Allow me to say thanks to Jake for his introduction of me and for giving me the honor or presenting to you the newest member of the ESLemployment team, Brenda Townsend Hall, PhD.

For those of you who might be unfamiliar with her work, Dr. Townsend Hall is a communications consultant trainer and course designer. Now, she’ll be blogging for ESL School and writing for the ESL Expert newsletter. She offers face-to-face and distance training in the fields of interpersonal communications, business English, written communications and cross-cultural awareness. She also has runs a distance-learning training course, Teach Business English, for teachers wishing to enter the field of business English . . .

Thanks for visiting the Question and Answer section of ESL Expert. Please feel free to leave your questions on hiring practices, staff development, industry trends or any other subjects here. Every month I'll answer the best questions from the previous weeks.

Regards,

Patricia

Thanks for visiting the Question and Answer section of ESL Expert. Please feel free to leave your questions on hiring practices, staff development, industry trends or any other subjects here. Every month I'll answer the best questions from the previous weeks.

Regards,

Patricia

Thanks for visiting the Question and Answer section of ESL Expert. Please feel free to leave your questions on hiring practices, staff development, industry trends or any other subjects here. Every month I'll answer the best questions from the previous weeks.

Regards,

Patricia

Thanks for visiting the Question and Answer section of ESL Expert. Please feel free to leave your questions on hiring practices, staff development, industry trends or any other subjects here. Every month I'll answer the best questions from the previous weeks.

Regards,

Patricia

Thanks for visiting the Question and Answer section of ESL Expert. Please feel free to leave your questions on hiring practices, staff development, industry trends or any other subjects here. Every month I'll answer the best questions from the previous weeks.

Regards,

Patricia