Becoming a Better EFL Teacher

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Are you conserving and recycling water? As EFL, ESL or foreign language teaching professionals we ultimately have a responsibility to our learners, our adopted communities and ourselves as a form of social responsibility. We can quite easily, quickly and responsibly incorporate global, regional and...

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How to Play Chicken with Pacific Ocean Waves that Can Kill YouMonday Jurubida, Choco Playing Chicken with Pacific Ocean Waves For awhile I watched from the beach as Doris played “chicken” with the waves. When there was a lull in the heavy waves, I slipped out of my cap, shoes...

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A Jurubida, Colombia Salt Water Fishing Day The Still Sleeping Fishing Village of JurubidaDawn broke about 530 am. For the first time in days, it wasn’t pouring rain, unusual for the Choco, the wettest region in the world. Instead a lazy pink glow began growing in the eastern sky...

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Paipa Thermal Mineral Water Therapeutic Center Healing Treatments from Hot Spring Mineral Waters My shoulder was still killing me. After weeks of therapy sessions with a physical therapist, and injections by a sports medicine specialist physician, my left rotator cuff was still bothering me. My wife Doris strained a muscle...

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Children NOT Encouraged to Acquire a Foreign LanguageWhile nearly a third of UK parents do not actively encourage their children to acquire a second or foreign language according to a study by the National Centre for Languages (CILT), foreign language learning should be encouraged and developed to a much higher...

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Who is Sherlock Holmes? Who is it that smokes a pipe, uses heroin and has powers of deduction unrivaled by anyone else in the world (among other things)? Why the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes of course. With the new film of the same name now in theaters worldwide,...

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Emergency Drives Thousands to Learn Haitian Creolehttp://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/b111319/emergency-drives-thousands-to-learn-haitian-creole Transparent Language Inc. announced today the release of free versions of their Haitian Creole language software based on the British Red Cross Emergency phrase list. The language learning company has added the 62 common medical questions and statements from the British Red...

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Learning-language-the-Karadi-way/articleshow/5301832.cms BANGALORE: A new look and thought have been given to Indian education in recent times. And Karadi Tales is seeing major implications in pedagogy here. On Friday, C P Viswanath, director of Karadi Tales, held a workshop in Bangalore with English-language teachers from various schools on `Science of...

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Ways to Use Recipes for Foreign Language Learning “What to do?” “What to do?” English as a foreign language and foreign language teachers are often in a quandary for simple but effective class room activities. You and your foreign language learners have to eat don’t you? Well, to help...

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Teach English as a Foreign Language Abroad One of the benefits of teaching English as a foreign language abroad or living abroad in general, is the ability to prepare or at least try out some unusual recipes and foreign dishes you might never experience at home. Why else would one...

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Using Substitution Dialogues for Interactive Speaking Practice English Speaking Practice Dialogues Whether you are using a course book-based English as a foreign language curriculum or not, preparing speaking dialogues can be a highly effective means of generating speech in class. Although most English language teaching course books contain grammar-based practice...

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Developing Fluency in Foreign Language Speech One of the most sought-after foreign language skills is that of fluency in speaking. A number of effective methods are currently in practical use but this one as illustrated in the following video offer a unique twist on common practice. That is, the phrase...

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Danville Man Can Help You Talk the Talk in Many Landshttp://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/11/15/danville_man_can_help_you_talk_the_talk_in_many_lands By Pat Phillips DANVILLE – Mark Frobose isn't afraid to describe himself as a "rags to riches" story. "To show you what is possible, I started with an idea more than 25 years ago, then I failed my way...

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Hello-Hello Redefines Online Language Learning with Interactive Site and Proven Methodologyhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3231704.htm Hello-Hello.com, the world’s first free online language learning and social networking website developed in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), will be officially launched during ACTFL’s Annual Convention and World Languages Expo. The...

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Use Additional Foreign Language Learning Resources Yes, most certainmly you can still use additional resources to fine-tune a linguistic point, clear up a bit of confusion, add on an expression or two and push your vocabulary a bit higher if you’d like. I recommend supplementing your immersion experiences with a...

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How Long Does it Take to Learn a Foreign Language? “So, how long does it take to learn a foreign language?” If I hear that question one more time I’ll just scream. Okay, so maybe I won’t scream, but I’ll give an answer similar to the one I’ve already seemingly...

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Teaching English as a Foreign Language While there are a number of commonly accepted, viable approaches to teaching English as a foreign language, there are elements of the whole language approach as postulated by Rubin, which lend themselves well to a broad range of methodologies and program types. It...

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Here's an interesting foreign language exchange website to consider: I would like to suggest the following website: http://www.penpalamis.info/ PenpalAmis is a pen pal language exchange where anyone looking to learn a language, can find pen pals from around the world to practise with, which in my opinion is...

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What’s the best Foreign Country to Teach English In? So what’s the best country to teach English as a foreign or second language in? Your own personal interests, tendencies and personal goals will tell you. If you’re a francophone and want to delve more deeply into the French culture in...

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< style="font-weight:bold;">The Best Countries to Live In/> Earlier this week the UN Development Program released its annual index of the best countries to live in of 182 surveyed countries as part of its Human Development report. This would indicate countries which have a high combined index in the areas of...

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Open Source applications are a great resource for educators not only because they’re free, but many times you can find specific applications for your students needs. Many teachers and schools have embraced the endless opportunities open source has to offer. From reducing administrative costs to promoting student and teacher interaction,...

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Can Your Family Members Speak Another Language? As yet another summer vacation season closes with the passing of the Labor Day holiday weekend, I'm again prodded by a segment of the speech President Barak Obama gave during his campaign. As English as a foreign language teachers or foreign language teaching...

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By KATHERINE DYERThe Greenville NewsGREENVILLE, SC – As a student, Kelly Nalley was an overachiever.She was valedictorian of her high school graduating class and was voted "most likely to succeed" by her peers.But on her first day as a first-year middle school Spanish teacher, Nalley stapled her finger to the...

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Jack Webb Schools Barack Obama on Healthcare This composite video of the late Jack Webb from his renowned "Dragnet" TV series came to my attention recently. Also featured is the late Harry Morgan as his partner. This show was a favorite of mine in years past. This video editing technique...

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Using Humorous Videos in English Language Classes to Stimulate Learner Discussions Humor is not a constant worldwide, but often does transfer like nothing else can. These commercials would be considered a bit risque in some areas, while in others they are strictly noted for their situational humor. That being said,...

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