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PDF #91 – Marianne Celce-Murcia – Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language
This book purpose is to produce a comprehensive introduction to the profession of teaching English to speakers of other languages. The goal has been to maintain a balance between theory and practice.
The global English language training (ELT) market, is expected to reach a considerable value, expanding at a CAGR of around 19% during the forecast period 2020–2026. The major reasons for the growth of this market are adoption of the language in many countries as its first language, the increasing use of English as a language in business communications, and the need to find a common language which will keep the world interconnected. Other factors such as advancement in technology, growing adoption of online education, and increasing demand for English grammar classes, are anticipated to have a positive impact in the growth of its market. Learn more about this topic by reading on 3WNews.
The present paper focuses on the much debated issue of native and nonnative speakers as teachers of English. After offering a brief literature review of the research which has been conducted on the differences between native and nonnative teachers, it reports on the design and outcomes of a study carried
out to obtain a deeper insight into student and teacher perceptions of the influence of native and nonnative teachers on the English language classroom.
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Originating more than 80 years ago, NIE programmes were initiated by newspaper companies worldwide that were committed to assisting in the education of their community’s young people. It focused on the use of the newspaper as a tool in the learning and teaching of English. Learn more about this topic by reading on NST.
PDF #89 – Androula Yiakoumetti – Harnessing Linguistic Variation to Improve Education
In the context of globalization and late-modernity, scholars have started asking how education can prepare students for transnational communication.
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Supports Students with English as ESL – Newly-arrived pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) often make ‘mixed’ linguistic and academic progress during their first years in British schools, which need a proper framework to give them sustained support, a study suggests.
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Most of my teaching both in the States and abroad has been with university students and older adults. This year the opportunity arose to teach English to a class consisting of 10- to 15-year-old children in India.
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Established in 1992, our program was one of the first in Australia to offer a range of credit-bearing ESL subjects. These subjects, at undergraduate and graduate levels, are taught by leading experts in second language learning. Our approach to teaching is innovative and research-based, with meaningful content and authentic tasks, and frequent and individually tailored feedback. Learn more about this topic reading on University of Melbourne.
This research was carried out to explore the role played by the first language (L1) in young learners’ processing and storage of English vocabulary in English as a foreign language (EFL) context.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that graduate degree holders have higher employment rates than those with only a bachelor’s degree. Earning a master’s in ESL is a great way to increase your salary as an English language instructor, and to qualify for more diverse and lucrative job opportunities. With the number of English language learning students on the rise in the United States, the need for qualified instructors is also growing, making right now an ideal time to begin a TESOL master’s program.
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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.