I'm looking for specific book recommendations for high school exchange students.
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posted by trueluk
on Dec 4, 2012 -
3 answers
I'm teaching a Language of Humour class to high school juniors and seniors. I need recommendations for things that are funny. And I need you to help me not fail.
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posted by guster4lovers
on Jul 7, 2012 -
32 answers
I graduated from college a few months ago with an IT degree, but my heart is not in it. I also just got a certification to teach English overseas. Should I work in IT or travel overseas?
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posted by deeba
on Feb 2, 2012 -
18 answers
I'm looking for a fully online MA program in TESOL or a related field like Applied Linguistics, that is NOT meant for K-12 public school teaching, with the aim of professionalizing myself as an English tutor. I found the New School's program
here, that would certainly cover all my bases, but I simply wouldn't be able to afford the cost. Can you help me find other options?
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on Jan 9, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm looking for materials for a university level program in Spain for the teaching of intermediate/advanced English to Spanish nursing and physiotherapy students. As coordinator of the programme, I'm on the lookout for recommendations for websites/other materials that I could use which people may have had positive experiences with.
Hospital English looks pretty good, for example. The coursebooks will be the Oxford English for Careers (Nursing, Medicine series) by Tony Grice, unless anyone has any better suggestions!
posted by Holly
on Sep 6, 2011 -
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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
Summer short course filter: Fun readings on the internet, the future, and research in the digital age for high school teachers. Help a librarian plan a syllabus!
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posted by activitystory
on Apr 28, 2011 -
5 answers
Taxonomy (or just a list) of English grammatical constructs suitable for use as a checklist for a second language learner?
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posted by amtho
on Apr 26, 2011 -
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Looking for group exercises, videos, exciting material to teach easily-distracted college students the building blocks of essay-writing and analysis.
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posted by ilana
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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I'm teaching a humanities course at an open-admission college. The students are extremely poor writers, and have almost zero knowledge of English grammar. This semester, I want to help them avoid comma splices, since that's one of the top three issues I see in their papers (spelling errors and sentence fragments being the other two). Can you help me design a lesson/activity to help them?
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posted by philosophygeek
on Jan 11, 2011 -
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Can you suggest a good television series (preferably with available English subtitles) for people learning English?
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posted by rhombus
on Nov 23, 2010 -
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I want to make this short and excuse my uneasy temperment.
I'm in Korea teaching English. Teaching for almost a month to be exact. No background in teaching nor attending a seminar for ESL teaching. It's very hard since I'm doing this in the middle of the last school semester.
I don't know what to do to be honest. I speak Korean and this is a menace. They have huge expectations about me as I can speak both languages.
I need to improve my teaching skills overall
ASAP. But what to do?
posted by sanskrtam
on Nov 15, 2010 -
29 answers
Curriculum recommendations for teaching English (ESL kids, ages 3-5, 6-7, and 10-11)
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posted by sdis
on Sep 7, 2010 -
4 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
"Best" and "worst" experiences involving grammar and learning grammar? I think we were asked to write this to increase empathy, but I can't think of anything with any emotional weight, so I thought I'd ask for your experiences. Please answer especially if you had a difficult time with grammar.
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posted by amtho
on Jun 8, 2010 -
31 answers
Advice on making reading palatable to a disgruntled ESL 10-year-old.
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posted by sdis
on Apr 22, 2010 -
16 answers
I am considering enrolling in the Duke University (continuing education, non-credit) TESL certification program with the goal of living and teaching English abroad. Would this be a waste of time?
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posted by amtho
on Apr 15, 2010 -
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Hello, please help me find cool and fun videos that I can use on my iPhone to inspire conversation in my Korean children's speaking and conversation class. My children are between 8 and 14. I run fun classes that encourage them to speak as much as possible. I'm looking for videos that can compliament my class giving us something to talk about.
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posted by Knigel
on Mar 11, 2010 -
6 answers
I Need to take and pass PRAXIS I asap. I looked at the sample questions on ETS website. My strongest area is math followed by reading. On the writing section, I feel I can do well on the essay as it seems natural to me but the technical terms used for grammar, etc, get me lost. So i am looking for advice to study all three parts, especially the technical English stuff. Should I buy the books from ETS? Are there better options? Thanks!
posted by lake59
on Feb 11, 2010 -
4 answers
How difficult is it to get a job teaching English in Asia as an American-born Asian?
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posted by jsmith78
on Jan 25, 2010 -
13 answers
I am giving a English class to a group of Argentinian 8-12 year olds in a few hours, I'm looking for fun games I can play with them.
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posted by jontyjago
on Sep 11, 2009 -
6 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.
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posted by GilloD
on Jul 30, 2009 -
20 answers
I'm curious about teaching English overseas and if anyone has done this and is willing to share their experiences with me.
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posted by Unred
on Jul 12, 2009 -
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I'm in Spain and have been asked to give summer courses in English for academic purposes to university researchers and teachers of engineering. Apart from "English Academic Vocabulary in Use" (CUP), which I used last year - it's good - do any MeFites have any tried and tested recommendations for books and other materials that might be suitable? Amazon is great, but too often you can't get a feel for the book.
posted by Holly
on May 26, 2009 -
5 answers
Does anyone have recommendations for where to find job postings for companies hiring English teachers in Buenos Aires?
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posted by casconed
on Jan 21, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm 21 years old, about to graduate college, and the recession is freaking me out. I know there's no right or wrong answer to which course my life should take, but I need help focusing on realistic skills and places to live that I should be considering.
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posted by Muffpub
on Jan 7, 2009 -
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Help me achieve my goal of learning how people learn and then teaching with modern psychological techniques. I love teaching and psychology, so what schooling and credentials should I strive for? I live in Vancouver, Canada.
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posted by Knigel
on Dec 22, 2008 -
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I need a good overview in recent Secondary Educational theory. Whatever is currently in fashion in Academia. Any books to recommend? Any journals that are especially helpful? I'm new to this field and not sure where to start.
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posted by pywacket
on Aug 29, 2008 -
2 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.
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posted by thewalrus
on Jun 29, 2008 -
5 answers
What's the best way to teach conversational English to a Polish person with currently only very minimal English skills?
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posted by stackhaus23
on Jun 25, 2008 -
3 answers
Looking for information about teaching English abroad, specifically in Japan and Germany.
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posted by thekak
on Apr 18, 2008 -
7 answers
My 18 yr old daughter wants to spend 2 months this summer working in Japan as an English instructor. She has a working knowledge of Japanese and will have a TESL certificate. What is the best and safest way to go about trying to help her find a job and what issues do we need to be aware of?
posted by frizelli
on Apr 4, 2008 -
12 answers
So, due to some random circumstances, I've been offered a chance to go teach English in Brazil for a few months. However, the school is just starting and is not licensed yet, so I would be paid under the table. I would be on a tourist visa so this would be illegal. How much trouble could I get into?
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posted by octavia
on Jan 14, 2008 -
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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?
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posted by anonymoose
on Dec 17, 2007 -
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I want to teach English. TEFL, TESOL, TESL, CELTA, ESOL: what, exactly, is the difference? Which ones are the most highly respected?
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posted by HotPatatta
on Oct 1, 2007 -
16 answers
