Dear Mr. Firsten: I teach English in Upshur County, West Virginia. In these parts, it’s very common for people to say things like I’m waiting on you and The dog just drug our braided rug outside instead of I’m waiting for you and The dog just dragged our braided rug outside. I don’t accept those…
The Journal of the Imagination in Language Learning and Teaching Volume V- 2000 TESOL: Art and Craft by Henry Widdowson So TESOL practitioners, I suggest, are, as individuals in the particular circumstances of their own classrooms, acting as artists in the exercise of their craft. They are not scientists seeking to eliminate variety in the…
Employment/Living Abroad links www.transitionsabroad.com/ http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/esl/index.shtml www.escapeartist.com http://www.eslbase.com/advice/ http://www.tefldaddy.com/ http://www.eslteachersboard.com/ Recruitment/job sites (fairly reputable, but read between the lines!) http://www.teachabroad.com/search.cfm http://www.teachingenglishtips.com/ www.eslcafe.com (go to their international job forums, some by country) http://www.tefl.com/ www.onestopenglish.com (go to teacher’s diaries) http://www.esljobfind.com/ http://www.tesol.net/jobs http://www.eslemployment.com/ http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/ http://www.jobmonkey.com/ –some good articles on specific areas, too Black lists (schools with a lot of…
Teaching English in an Overseas School: All Your Questions Answered By Lovelyn Hunter Maybe you’ve just graduated from college and are still unsure about what you want to do. Maybe your nine-to-five-grind has grown tiresome, and you’re ready for a change. If you’re looking for adventure, you might want to consider teaching English abroad. ESL…
Professional Preparation: What makes a great teacher? What are your top 5 skills as a teacher? General Questions for working abroad: How long has the organization been in business? What is the organization’s mission? What are the in-class hours and out-of-class hours? What responsibilities will there be in addition to teaching? What training would I…
This is an article from Bronwyn Coltrane, Center for Applied Linguistics. (Download it. Working With Young English Language Learners: Some Considerations May 2003 In today’s preschool programs and primary school classrooms, teachers are working with an increasingly diverse population of young students, including many who come from homes where English is not spoken. According to…
Dell Hymes, Linguist With a Wide Net, Dies at 82 By Margalit Fox, November 22, 2009, The New York Times Dell H. Hymes, a prominent anthropologist, linguist and folklorist whose work mined the rich, often overlooked territory where language and culture intersect, died on Nov. 13 in Charlottesville, Va. He was 82 and lived in…
