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Coming Soon.

After this post, the cat will be half out of the bag. I’ve been thinking a lot about my future, the next deep dive.  The last year I’ve been consulting and helping companies build great products. Also wrote a cool “Teaching English In English” course...

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EFL Classroom Mid-Month Updates

Dear EFL Classroom members, Our regular mid – month update, just in time for St. Paddy’s Day!  Wishing everyone a good one. Make sure to access our two magazines to get full updates to all that’s new on the community and our profession at large....

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Happy Holidays EFL 2.0ers

Gif Lingua will soon have Quizlet style games and study materials for each book! Teachers, copy books and make them your own and edit. Download all books as ppts or epubs. Looking forward to building this tool in the new year and running a huge readathon...

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EFL Classroom Oct. Updates

Hi EFL Classroom 2.0 members, Here is a quick list of updates, new things on the community so far this month!  Hope all goes well in your own classroom and you find resources here that will help you out. View our updated magazine for all the...

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EFL Classroom Community Updates

I hope all teachers are enjoying their classes and “back in the saddle”! It’s conference season (today I’m heading to TESOL Panama – if any members are going, please say hello and lets get a coffee and talk shop) and I hope members will share...

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August Mid Month Community Update

It’s back to school time and we have lots of new and old resources to help you get back at it. Here are a few updates and news on the community. 1. Magazines We have a new resources magazine and a professional development magazine for...

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Singers & Vocabulary Size

At least according to this news report and this study. What do you think? Does it really even matter? Isn’t it how you use it that counts? It does with our students. Size is overrated a bit, me thinks ….. This is what I’ve written...

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Teaching English Magazine

For those who don’t know yet or haven’t stumbled upon it – I’ve been curating a cool magazine that is available free to all. I spend a lot of time reading and this magazine shares only the best articles about the teaching profession. It’s a...

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The 5Ws focused lesson

Using the journalistic technique of the 5W questions is really effective for any listening / reading activity. Students can read or listen to  the news item or story and then write out the 5 questions that would cover the story. They can then quiz each other for...

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Staying Alive

I’ve recently made some changes on EFL Classroom 2.0 and just want to post here on the public blog, those changes and more importantly, the thinking behind them. EFL Classroom 2.0 is now a “Supporter” based site. This means that some content is only available...

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My own “Egyptian” moment

“He not busy making his students come alive, is a busy not teaching, a busy dying”. I’ve been watching the events in Egypt with intense sentimentalism and empathy.  An extreme desire and understanding. You see, I’ve seen it before and don’t want it to turn...

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Listening for Gist – the 5 Ws

Listening is one of the most overlooked skills, especially in the initial stages / levels of language learning. (see my blog post here about this and download the activities ebook). Using authentic listening materials combined with the 5 Ws, really makes a great multi level...

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Lessons in a Can – The Class of 2010

[Yes, Lessons in a Can is back . So many teachers thanked me and I’m overwhelmed by how often they’ve been used. So I’ll be compiling them again starting from #104] I love current events in the classroom.  The two go well together and so led...

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It’s worth taking a look at ALL these blogs!

So I’m finally getting around to my recommendations for the “It’s worth taking a look at these blogs” request. I’ve been intending to do this for awhile but just busy with many end of semester things (and still am). However, inspiration got hold of me...

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Music makes the world go sound

\ I spent a good bottle of red wine and some time (and whatever you are told, don’t believe ’em – time is cheap) watching 60 Minutes and this gem about how classical music and the spirit of Gustavo Dudamel is trying to bring ”...

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THE POWER AND MAGIC OF SHARED READING

Someone once quipped that genius was “seeing the obvious”. Or as William James added, “the ability to overlook the irrelevant”. Well, by that criteria, I think I’m up there with Einstein and Hawkings because not a day goes by without me being astounded by the...