Help me, a teacher, help my energetic, funny and amazing 10-year-old EFL students write and direct a pair of plays. [more inside]
posted by acidic on Dec 3, 2009 - 8 answers

Do you have any advice for teaching English comprehension, as well as reading and writing, to a fifteen year old Filipino street kid who's never been to school a day in his life? [more inside]
posted by ferdinandcc on Dec 1, 2009 - 13 answers

What are good volunteer opportunities for someone who moves from city to city several times a year? [more inside]
posted by bluejayk on Oct 30, 2009 - 10 answers

In a few days I'll be interviewing for a job providing academic support to university-level ESL students. Help me prepare! [more inside]
posted by soviet sleepover on Oct 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Following the trail of adventure and windborne caution, my boyfriend and I are kicking around the idea of moving to Budapest next year. Pipe dream or feasible goal? Questions about teaching ESL abroad (ten years after the Central European expat boom, no less!), expat experiences in 2009, Eastern European culture, general questions about Hungary, and... [more inside]
posted by Hwaet on Sep 28, 2009 - 9 answers

What pop songs are great to use with young ESL learners in Spain? [more inside]
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. [more inside]
posted by wander on Sep 19, 2009 - 2 answers

Where might I expect to find a job teaching English currently? [more inside]
posted by mannequito on Sep 9, 2009 - 11 answers

Most likely relocating to Iraqi Kurdistan. What do I need to know? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 4, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm looking for your thoughts on how to be a good paraprofessional (a.k.a. teacher's aide, teaching assistant) at a high school. [more inside]
posted by TheClonusHorror on Aug 30, 2009 - 6 answers

Grammarfilter! Oh my. Is it "X and Y are two side of the same coin" or "X and Y two sides of the same coin"? This was an SAT sample question, and I, a poor girl's tutor, swore that "sides" must be plural in this context. Then the sample test website told me I was wrong, that it's "two side". [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Aug 13, 2009 - 19 answers

Help me be a better writer in English (as a second language) [more inside]
posted by papalotl on Jul 30, 2009 - 16 answers

In about a month I'm going to be teaching English to a bunch of 4th grade South Korean kids. Awesome. However, I've never taught anything, let alone a language. I'm looking for books, courses, tips, tricks, suggestions and anything else that might give me a little confidence. [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Jul 30, 2009 - 20 answers

We are talking small beans here, but it's my beans, so please hear me out... I'm an ESL teacher/tutor with 3 undergrad degrees, certification through Oxford and 5 years experience. I have been offered a job in Shanghai. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 28, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I find quality printable (free) online (Spanish) literacy, math, and ESL material for kids? [more inside]
posted by mateuslee on Jun 19, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm going to be teaching in Korea soon, so I'm looking to ask people who have already done it (perhaps are currently doing it) a few burning questions. I've googled these questions extensively, but never found answers that were both unambiguous and current. [more inside]
posted by Chasuk on May 22, 2009 - 4 answers

I want to spend a year or so making money and practicing guitar...separately that is. How should I do it? [more inside]
posted by saul wright on Apr 24, 2009 - 7 answers

ESL Textbook Recommendations, anyone? [more inside]
posted by sdis on Apr 4, 2009 - 3 answers

I have an essay due. I have to write to what extent I agree or disagree with the following sentence: "In The Descent of Man, Darwin noted that human beings, for all their sensibilities and “god-like intellect”, still bear in their bodily frame the indelible stamp of their lowly origin." I'm having ESL problems, because I understand (I think) what each word means, but I don't understand what the sentence put together is saying. Can anyone explain it to me?
posted by shaka, when the walls fell on Apr 3, 2009 - 13 answers

Do you know of any good online resources to learn English on your own? [more inside]
posted by maca on Mar 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Adult ESL fun activities, for groups and especially for private students. [more inside]
posted by sdis on Mar 5, 2009 - 4 answers

Please recommend some movies that would be good to show a class of ESL students. [more inside]
posted by miraimatt on Feb 2, 2009 - 16 answers

More Kindergarden/ESL questions: Fun activities with writing and teaching to kids with limited english capabilities [more inside]
posted by sdis on Feb 2, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm a college senior who wants to move to Berlin next year. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by null14 on Jan 28, 2009 - 5 answers

ESL-filter: Where can a fairly advanced ESL student practice her English for free? [more inside]
posted by ambrosia on Jan 25, 2009 - 5 answers

What online resources/examples would you use to teach a class about American Culture to ESL students? [more inside]
posted by maca on Jan 21, 2009 - 7 answers

What is the best advanced learner's dictionary? Best advanced learner's thesaurus? [more inside]
posted by Paragon on Jan 19, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm a qualified British TEFL teacher with about 2 years experience living in the UK. I want to teach in Spain and have applied for a few jobs online in the last month but heard nothing. I am thinking of just moving to Madrid to find work, is that the only realistic way of getting a job quickly (I don't have a lot of cash) or should I hold on and try and secure a job before I leave?
posted by aikidoka on Jan 14, 2009 - 10 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. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 18, 2008 - 9 answers

Looking for EFL topic + "show me..." ideas... [more inside]
posted by trinarian on Nov 9, 2008 - 7 answers

Letter of Recommendation Filter: Professor said yes, but it's more complicated than that. [more inside]
posted by dancinglamb on Oct 11, 2008 - 15 answers

Should I stay an English teacher or move on to a new career? I have been working in the ESL industry for eight years. I have a Bachelor's degree and CELTA. I have taught babies, young children, as a high school teacher, Business English, and IELTS preparation classes. I am an IELTS invigilator, and have curriculum design experience. I will be moving to Toronto soon, and I'm wondering what the next step in my career ought to be. I feel as though I've reached the limit of what I can do as a classroom teacher, and am interested in a counselling or international marketing role. Has anyone made this transition? What qualifications or re-training were needed? Am I on the totally wrong track? Should I just make a totally different move into a new industry? [more inside]
posted by mariokrat on Aug 31, 2008 - 4 answers

Anyone ever worked as an editor/proofreader for science and mathematics articles not written by native English speakers? [more inside]
posted by number9dream on Jul 20, 2008 - 8 answers

ESL teaching for non-professional teachers! Help me teach native Farsi speakers with intermediate to advanced spoken English skills how to write grammatically correct business English. Example correspondence and other documents needed. [more inside]
posted by thewalrus on Jun 29, 2008 - 5 answers

After a long period of soul-searching (and trying many different jobs), I've decided on a career path in language learning. [more inside]
posted by mammary16 on Jun 12, 2008 - 3 answers

English as a foreign language programs in the Northeast U.S.? [more inside]
posted by vincele on May 10, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm coming to New York in the fall for school. I want a part-time job teaching ESL. I have some credentials and experience, but I need pointers. [more inside]
posted by limon on Apr 5, 2008 - 1 answer

What are some totally awesome free online ESL resources that focus specifically on how to produce the correct sounds in English words for people whose native languages don't contain them? [more inside]
posted by GoingToShopping on Apr 5, 2008 - 3 answers

If you were an ESL student, which Bob Dylan song would you most enjoy a lesson on? [more inside]
posted by the luke parker fiasco on Feb 27, 2008 - 33 answers

Can someone point me to print-out-able readings that are in English but have Spanish translations next to them? [more inside]
posted by small_ruminant on Feb 21, 2008 - 4 answers

FirstTimeTutorFilter: I'm plan to start tutoring Math, Chemistry, Physics and possibly ESL in January. Only problem is, I have *no idea what I'm doing*. Anyone have any textbooks, general teaching books, online certification courses, etc to recommend? [more inside]
posted by anonymoose on Dec 17, 2007 - 8 answers

Got a job teaching people in Asia conversational American English over my webcam. Is it legit? [more inside]
posted by Rykey on Dec 2, 2007 - 11 answers

Looking for songs with which to teach English. [more inside]
posted by greytape on Nov 12, 2007 - 25 answers

How best can a teacher address an ESL student's lisp or other speech impediments? [more inside]
posted by msbrauer on Oct 23, 2007 - 5 answers

Video (or audio) podcasts: really short (3 - 6 minutes) podcasts about everyday life and situations: advice, business, relationships, cooking, hobbies, etc. Help me help my adult ESL students! [more inside]
posted by mosessis on Oct 17, 2007 - 3 answers

What online tools could best simulate reading aloud to a young ESL student? [more inside]
posted by lauranesson on Oct 5, 2007 - 4 answers

I want to teach English. TEFL, TESOL, TESL, CELTA, ESOL: what, exactly, is the difference? Which ones are the most highly respected? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta on Oct 1, 2007 - 16 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 by Sar on Sep 20, 2007 - 25 answers

What celebrities (living or dead) do you consider to speak with a "standard" American accent? I'm developing a pronunciation model for use in ESL teaching. [more inside]
posted by strangeguitars on Sep 4, 2007 - 30 answers

What are the funniest-sounding English words to speakers of other languages? If you grew up speaking another language (for some weird reason) what English words still make you giggle?
posted by paul_smatatoes on Aug 23, 2007 - 45 answers