A practical guide to error correction for EFL teachers You’re monitoring a speaking activity. Breakout rooms are humming. Students are actually talking. Then you hear it. An error. Several, in fact. Do you jump in? Do you make a note? And if you only correct some things, which things? Let’s walk through a framework thatContinueContinue reading “Error Correction in EFL: What to Correct, When, and How”
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C is for Contextual Guesswork in text
In his great taxonomy of language skills listing*, John Munby mentions “developing sensitivity to context clues”, as one of the microskills of reading. In this post, I would like to share an insight gleaned from an EST (English for Science & Techonology) series of books which was published a very long time ago and whichContinueContinue reading “C is for Contextual Guesswork in text”
Robert O’Neill’s critique of the Communicative Approach
I found this article written by Robert O’Neill on a website maintained by Ted Powers and have long shared it with Delta trainees. Recently, I realised that Ted Powers’ excellent website is down. In anticipation of a new, perhaps, website, I am reposting it here and would be happy to link the first few linesContinueContinue reading “Robert O’Neill’s critique of the Communicative Approach”
Exemptions and credits to DELTA holders on related MA level courses
Ofqual, the exams regulator of the UK government, has confirmed that Cambridge ESOL’s Delta qualification for teachers is at the same level as a Master’s degree or a professional diploma in the European Union. This is a result of Delta being placed at level 7 of the UK government’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF), makingContinueContinue reading “Exemptions and credits to DELTA holders on related MA level courses”