I’m about to start a six-month-long online
course that I'd like to do really well on. The next ten days are very quiet at work.
How can I use this time to help myself prepare, given that I’ll need to be in the office for part of each of the ten days...and then keep up with the course while going back to full-time teaching?
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posted by mdonley
on Jan 24, 2013 -
8 answers
Hi people with ALT experience, finding work in Japan sure is tough. Finding work with your girlfriend? Much harder.
Where should a pair of people go to teach English in Japan? We are spending our time trying to get anywhere we can (We hear being near a city increases our happiness), however, we have been rooting for a position in Nagoya, Kanagawa as a close second. We keep hitting dead ends and are getting desperate. It looks like at this rate, we are going to save up $2,000 a piece and take a plane there in mid-april, 3 months from now, hopefully finding work in the 90 days we are legally allowed there.
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posted by Nighthawk3729
on Jan 10, 2013 -
23 answers
I want to travel, one way I have heard to do this is through organizations such as FEMA and the red cross. I am graduating with a Bachelors in English in 3 weeks and am 24 years old. There are no entry level jobs that I saw available on their websites, am I doing something wrong? Does anyone know where I can find entry level positions?
I had thought about teaching English in a Spanish speaking country, does anyone know of some reputable programs for someone wish bare-bones Spanish knowledge looking to improve?
posted by Nighthawk3729
on Apr 20, 2012 -
13 answers
I'm looking for ideas for activities to do during a pub quiz/activities evening for ESL/EFL adult students. In addition to having "what's that film?" or "name that tune" rounds, what else can we *do* that would challenge them to use more English, be competitive, and have a great time? This is in Poland, by the way.
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posted by mdonley
on Feb 28, 2012 -
5 answers
Follow up to
this question… I'm going to have my CELTA in two weeks and want to teach English in a Spanish speaking country…where should I go?
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posted by saul wright
on Feb 26, 2012 -
3 answers
If I had never seen the internet before, where would you direct me in 2011? What are the best news, film, music, art, fashion, history, technology, gossip, sports websites and blogs out there?
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posted by maca
on Oct 3, 2011 -
14 answers
This Friday, I have to give a one-hour lecture to a group of Chinese 14-year-olds about American culture and learning English. What should I teach?
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posted by jweed
on Jun 19, 2011 -
11 answers
I'm using textbooks for my tefl/esl classes (teaching English to adults). I'm looking for ways to use the coursebook material more creatively and extend practise time, and how to create speaking material from it.
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posted by Not Supplied
on Jun 23, 2010 -
3 answers
Need help brainstorming a list of ~15 nested/related concepts on virtually any topic, in the style of a Matroyshka doll or an onion.
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posted by acidic
on Jun 13, 2010 -
7 answers
I need to find TV and movie clips depicting conversations about school. They must be intelligible out of context, and appropriate for 12 year olds. Either show or episode recommendations would be great.
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posted by acidic
on Apr 2, 2010 -
5 answers
Help me, a teacher, help my energetic, funny and amazing 10-year-old EFL students write and direct a pair of plays.
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posted by acidic
on Dec 3, 2009 -
8 answers
In a few days I'll be interviewing for a job providing academic support to university-level ESL students. Help me prepare!
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posted by soviet sleepover
on Oct 20, 2009 -
2 answers
What pop songs are great to use with young ESL learners in Spain?
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posted by maca
on Sep 25, 2009 -
9 answers
Can anyone recommend some good ESL/EFL curriculum materials, both for the child and adult level? Bonus points if they are not so western-centric.
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posted by wander
on Sep 19, 2009 -
2 answers
How do I become an amazing, inspiring, organized, respected, and effective teacher? What did your favorite teacher do that set him/her apart? Your tips, anecdotes, and resources (particularly online) are appreciated.
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posted by acidic
on Sep 13, 2009 -
22 answers
Do you know of any good online resources to learn English on your own?
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posted by maca
on Mar 30, 2009 -
4 answers
ESL-filter: Where can a fairly advanced ESL student practice her English for free?
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posted by ambrosia
on Jan 25, 2009 -
5 answers
I'm a monolingual American trying to choose a foreign city to teach English in after I graduate from college. I'd like to go somewhere with a strong literary community (preferably expat Anglophone, though local would be better than nothing), but I'm having trouble finding out what cities livable on an EFL salary have that on offer.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 18, 2008 -
9 answers
How best can a teacher address an ESL student's lisp or other speech impediments?
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posted by msbrauer
on Oct 23, 2007 -
5 answers
I`m looking for jokes to tell my (not so advanced) EFL students. They`ve got to be clean, and I`ve found any thing dark doesn`t go over too well.
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posted by Sar
on Sep 20, 2007 -
25 answers
[SchoolOfRockFilter] I'm teaching an EFL class of four high school students in rural Taiwan. There's a reading on music history about early African-American musical idioms (blues, gospel, ragtime, early jazz). It's TERRIBLY dull reading, especially considering names like Duke Ellington and Ma Rainey mean absolutely nothing to them. To liven it up a bit, I'd like to make a mix CD with 5-6 songs, print up the lyrics, and teach them that. What songs would you suggest?
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posted by alidarbac
on Feb 4, 2007 -
10 answers
What activities can I suggest during a workshop on designing awesome creative writing assignments for overworked ESL teachers to use in class? (In Indonesia?) (With learners across many levels?) (For little/no money?) (Without Powerpoint?)
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posted by mdonley
on Jan 18, 2007 -
5 answers
If you could invite *anyone* from all of history to your house for dinner, who would you invite, and why? Further details, and reasons why this isn't chatfilter:
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posted by mdonley
on Nov 3, 2006 -
69 answers
Teaching English in Vietnam: Have you or has someone you know ever worked in Vietnam? I'm teaching EFL in Chiang Mai, Thailand now, and considering a move to Hanoi, where I hear the pay is better. I've visited Hanoi before and loved it. I'm seeking your experiences and informed advice.
posted by squirrel
on Aug 4, 2004 -
2 answers
