“What kind of language do I need to steer my students to avoid?” Most learners want to be understood as much as understand, and this involves a need to not only know the language item in question, but to apply it appropriately. Hymes (1972) termed this communicative competence and defined Read more…
“Should I teach my students swearwords?” Absofuckinglutely! Of course, in practice, it’s a bit more complicated than that. Swearwords are all around us, for sure, whether in songs, in film, on TV and in print, and so your students are likely to come across them sooner or later and many Read more…
“What should I say to an international student whose country is undergoing / has just undergone a very difficult situation due to an earthquake (or other climatic event), war (as either aggressor or aggressee), or political/military crackdown?” On February 6 this year, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeast Turkey. During Read more…
“What should I say to an international student whose country is undergoing / has just undergone a very difficult situation due to an earthquake (or other climatic event), war (as either aggressor or aggressee), or political/military crackdown?” This is not an aspect of class management CELTA necessarily prepares you for. Read more…