Prove You’re a Pro with the Communication Skills for Business – English for IT Exam
The ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with your coworkers in both verbal and written English is essential for anyone working in an international environment. This is especially true for […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT
Acronyms in ELT: What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of […]
Teaching the Four Skills Online – Some Resources
Teaching the Four Skills Online – Some Resources 2020 was a year of profound reckoning for all teachers. Language teachers have been set the formidable task of teaching the four […]
Applying Learning Theories: A Case Study in Mexico City
Learning theories How can we identify our teaching based on different learning theories? English (as a Second Language) Teachers have acted as facilitators of the language to improve the techniques […]
The Problem with Cambridge English Exams
General-View (eflmagazine.com) indicate a candidate’s competency in the contexts in which they need to use the language. Nevertheless, general proficiency is reflected more or less accurately by different types of […]
Which English Test is Best for You?
I sometimes tease my students by saying, “Do you TOIEC?” or “Do you TOEFL?” since those are apparently the most popular of the commercial English tests available here in Korea […]
How to Prepare for Your English Test
In my previous article, I discussed a few of the many English tests available online and offline. However, before you register and pay for the examination of your choice, it […]
English for Specific Purposes in Vocational Schools
By Maja-Barbara Kokot The subtitle I borrowed from Hutchinson and Waters represents the gist of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and its guiding principle. ESP is not a recent […]
Native Vs Non-Native: My Opinion and Experience
by Steven Nickodemski I had a nice, well-dressed 30 something stop by our language academy the other day, CV in hand asking to see me. A simple cold call, the […]
Communicative Language Testing
by Steve Hirschhorn Testing Language Language tests exist for several main purposes, some of these are: for placement into a language course, to assess the suitability of job candidates, to […]