This is a table that provides a compact comparative overview of such EFL/ESL exams as FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS & TOEFL.
A Guide to EFL/ESL Exams and Levels
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Types of Groups and Groupwork
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GROUPWORK Various names have been given to this form of teaching, and there are some distinctions among these: cooperative learning, collaborative learning, collective learning, learning communities, peer teaching, peer learning, reciprocal learning, team learning, study circles, study groups, and work groups. But all in all, there are three general types of group work: informal learning groups...
Designing Multiple Choice Tests (validity, reliability, etc)
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Here is a nice article on designing multiple choice tests
Setting up a Wiki for your Class
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There are several websites that allow you to set up a wiki for your class quickly and easily, the most popular ones are
PB Wiki
Wetpaint
Wikispaces
Top 25 Web Design Blogs
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Daily Blog Tips
A Super-Duper Book on Accents & L1 Dependent Mistakes
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I came across this book quite by chance. The title of the book – Learner English by M- Swan & B. Smith – has little to do with the contents at first sight (I did not expect to find detailed analyses of different languages in it as well as pragmatic lists of difficulties that learners tend to have depending on their first language), and yet it is the book to read if you are into...
Blended Learning in EFL
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blended learning = F2F instruction & paper-based manuals + tutored self-study using a range of educational technologies* * may include one or more of the following web-based learning modules in a VLE (virtual learning environment) CD-ROMs (e.g. electronic dictionaries, interactive quizzes, tutorials, etc) interactive whiteboards discussion boards / fora text and voice chats email wikis blogs...
How can you tell whether a graphic will support or disrupt learning?
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That’s one of the questions I had never asked myself before I started reading extensively on the topic of using visuals in e-learning. I used to think that it was always good to have a picture or a diagram next to any text, and it was the cost and creativity required that prevented me from uploading hundreds of graphs and photos to accompany everything I wrote. Now things have changed: it...
What do EFL/ESL teachers tend to use blogs for?
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Here is a quintessential summary of the ideas I have come across in my webquest. ELT teachers tend to use blogs to post links to interactive online quizzes for their students to do to post links to reading matter & downloadable materials for their students to explore to embed videos for their students to watch to provide feedback after a F2F class to pre-teach vocabulary by posting links to...
Do language teachers have to be able to draw?
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Having taught English for over 10 years now, it is my considered opinion that it does not hurt to learn to draw. I am not an artist, but I wish I could draw everyday objects, animals and people on the board quickly and easily. This skill became critical when my child was born, because kids like all sorts of arts and crafts, and you can easily keep your offspring entertained if you can produce...
