Are there any good online resources for "Mystery Object" games? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 5 answers

How best can a teacher address an ESL student's lisp or other speech impediments? [more inside]
posted 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. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 25 answers

ESL Writing: What are the best ways to improve my ESL Writing? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 19 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? [more inside]
posted 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?) [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2007 - 5 answers

I'd like to teach English in China, but only for a couple months. [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 8 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: [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2006 - 69 answers

I'd like some book recommendations for ESL/EFL teachers. [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2006 - 6 answers

I am seriously considering moving to somewhere in Latin America to teach English and learn Spanish. [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2005 - 10 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 on Aug 4, 2004 - 2 answers