Teaching English As A Second Language


  • Importance Of English In China
    Due to its increasing population, the Peoples Republic of China is currently an important provider of labor force, as well as technology. The need for international acceptance is not so easy to satisfy; this is the main reason why English is one of the most important foreign languages taught in China. The estimation is that the Chinese willing to learn English are more numerous than the actual English native speakers. This is why the chance of te Read More...
  • Teaching First Words
    I was enjoying a cup of coffee the other day, talking to a friend about teaching English to non-English speakers. He was speculating as to how I could presume to teach someone without knowing their language? Surely some knowledge of the students’ own language makes it easier? How can you do it without being able to give them the words in their own language? Hang on a minute! They are already at native-speaker level in that tongue, and they’re Read More...
  • Having Fun as an English Teacher in Japan
    Teaching English in Japan is fast becoming a huge industry. It is a prerequisite in major Japanese high schools and universities to have the English taught as their second language. As the Japanese community grows more open to the demands of the global world, the skill of speaking in American-English is becoming vitally important to the Japanese people. If you want to be an English teacher in Japan, you have a good chance of becoming one if you Read More...
  • English Language Teaching - Countries With English as the Official or First Language
    The Question On occasion, my opening question at an English Language Teaching (ELT) conference is, “How many countries have English as a first or official language?” To twist the screw just a bit more I add, “You’re all English teachers, so you should know where the language is spoken, right?” They agree that they should and for the next few minutes set about fathoming the English as a first or official language list. More squirming, a few s Read More...
  • How Can I Become an ESL Teacher?
    First of all, a word about ESL: it means English as a Second Language and is the shorter acronym for the job Teaching English as a Second Language (or TESL). Some people who teach ESL are qualified teachers. Others are simply people who speak English very, very well; may have English as their native tongue; and are willing to teach people who are not native English speakers. ESL Teaching Jobs ESL Teacher with the US Peace Corps – Though the US Read More...