Hello, hello! I am currently a grad student getting my certification in ESL. I am writing a paper on culture and I need to have opinions of many different people.I need to ask ELL teachers and ELL students. I have no problem finding ELL students in my school, but we only have four ELL teachers in my school and I need at least 10 different ( Read more... )

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Can anyone recommend some good sites/communities dealing with EAP? Ideally I'd like a kind of Dave's ESL cafe, but focussed on university-level teaching.

Has anyone taught in Turkey?

If so, could you tell me:

- What were/ are private or public schools like as a foreign teacher?

- Was it difficult to save money teaching there?

- Did you pay for your accommedation? If so, how would you rate it? If not, were you paying a lot to rent in the city you lived in?

Thanks in advance!

Is there anybody here who has worked both in a regular school (ie. an English primary school) and as a TEFL teacher abroad?

If so, could you please share a comparison of how you found the two jobs?

Hi, everybody!

I wonder what would you do with a student at the first lesson? Meeting and testing.... mmm what kind?

1) If (s)he is 11-13 years old.
2) If (s)he is an adult.

Hello! I have been doing a lot of research about teaching English abroad and have narrowed down my choices to Taiwan or Korea. I am now having a difficult time choosing which country and in what city I want to lay my roots. I am a recent graduate from the University of Michigan spending a year as an au pair in Rome. I enjoy big cities, a ( Read more... )

I recently came off my CELTA course, and I've got my first interview tomorrow. They've asked me to prepare a fifteen minute beginners'-level presentation...I've got a few questions, and if anyone here can answer them, I'd really appreciate that ( Read more... )

Sorry, in advance, for all the questions...I'm just trying to figure it all out, and it seems confusing, but from reading back through entries, you all seem so knowledgeable and helpful ( Read more... )

erika-esl-files I decided to start this community because I want to share my teaching experiences after these couple of years in the business. I pretty much learned everything by myself, also using several sources throughout the web, and never went to any specific course. I love teaching and feel I can share some things, so if you want to watch this community, ( Read more... )