7 Strong Writing Skills You Should Teach Graduate Students
At the graduate school level, students are expected to have a certain level of writing skills. However, many students need a reminder of skills, and others are just developing them. While the necessary [...]
The Gifts and Curse of Colons in Writing
Colon is a punctuation mark often used when introducing a list or series of items. There are two ways to use this: horizontally and vertically. Horizontal use of colons includes bullets, numbers, and [...]
Building Rapport
Building relationships while traveling abroad is an important key to an expats success in living overseas. Most teachers tend to build most of their relationships outside of work, but building relationships within the [...]
Talking To Teachers – Sergey Kozlovtsev
An Interview with Sergey Kozlovtsev at Shanghai University GS: So, can you tell us a bit about how you first got into English teaching? SK: My Bachelor's degree is in business; however I [...]
How To Hone Your ESL Students’ Essay Writing Skills
Learning English is a challenging undertaking, and your students are looking to you for guidance. Being able to speak the language is one thing, but writing in it is a whole [...]
5 Ways To Improve Your Classroom Communication With Beginner Learners
We can always improve our communication in the classroom. Here are 5 key tips when it comes to communicating with beginner level students. 1. Less is more One [...]
Cost of living – What’s a good salary in China?
The Money If you’re thinking about making the move to China to teach ESL, you will definitely want to consider where offers you the best salary and package [...]
How to Teach Kindergarteners for the First Time
When new teachers decide to start teaching abroad they usually have preconceived ideas about the students they will be teaching. Some of us prefer a certain age to [...]
Talking To Teachers – Luigi Carletti
An Interview with Luigi at EF Hangzhou, China GS: So, can you tell us a bit about how you first got into English teaching? LC: I was tired of my desk job and [...]
5 Phrases You Should Never Say in the Classroom
1. “Do you understand?” This is an easy one to fall into. Explaining a new concept or activity and then asking this feels natural. The problem with this [...]
