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Virtual Classroom Ideas
How to create a virtual classroom? - Get the latest information about the tools and resources that you will need.
Newspaper English
How to use newspapers in ESL classroom with learners at all levels? – Get free ideas, tips, and solutions.
Business English
Get everything you need for teaching Business English at various levels.
Medical English
How to help doctors, medical researchers and students of medicine to improve their fluency in medical English context? - Get all ideas and resources.
CALL Software
Learn how English software can cover all the skills - reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and culture.
ESL Games
Find out how games can help to develop foreign language skills, create positive learning environment, and make students enjoy what they are doing. In addition, you can download hundreds of games.
Books for Youth
The books that can save many lives - useful guides that can help young people to overcome crisis... Books for educators - parents and teachers.
Zoo Books for Kids
Personalized children's books about reptiles, penguins, seabirds, pandas, koalas, kangaroos, gorillas, and more.
Listening Tips
How to improve listening skills? - Get useful tips and interactive listening comprehension exercises.
Speaking
What are the essentials of teaching speaking? What are the two basic types of speaking that we need to teach?
Reading
There are two basic types of reading, intensive and extensive. How to teach them?
Writing
How to overcome ESL writing difficulties? - Get a few valuable tips and ideas.
Grammar
Get free online English grammar resources.
Course Outlines
How to design a course outline? What functions should a course outline perform? - The answers are here.
Lesson Plans
How to write a concise and clear lesson plan? - Get some advice and a lesson plan sample.
Quotations
Inspirational quotations can load memory with thoughts and develop language skills effectively. Find quotations and learn how to integrate them into various classroom activities.
Acronyms
Get a list of most frequently used acronyms that are related to ESL teaching and learning environment.
ESL Tests
Get hundreds of the most popular international online tests for ESL students.



English Teaching Jobs

If you are a qualified teacher with a degree, you are well-resourced for a variety of jobs, no matter whether you are a native or a non-native English speaker. You have valuable skills such as reasoning, argumentation and interpretation, and you know how to study or teach languages methodically. You can make insightful observations, formulate hypotheses and draw conclusions. Even if you do not have formal English as a Second Language teaching qualifications, you can still find a good English teaching position. To apply for a job, click  here.

Relational Aggression


The term "relational aggression" is used to describe a type of bullying primarily used by pre-adolescent and adolescent girls to victimize other girls—a covert use of relationships as weapons to inflict emotional pain. Researchers have found that, contrary to popular belief, girls are not  less aggressive than boys, they are just more subtle or covert in their use of aggression...
 
Do You Have Passion, Drive?

Motivation is the reason people do something and drive is the force that sustains that motivation. Develop your drive to do what you desire. Temper your drive towards success with heart and compassion. Stay connected with your DRIVE...


Teach American English Accent
Teach your students to speak English with an American accent. The lessons come in mp3 format. Learners can listen to them on the way to work or school, at the gym, or whenever they have time. This course is perfect for business people, medical personnel, scientists, educators, college students, real estate agents, public servants, engineers, and technicians. More...
Spelling Bee
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New Teacher's Kit
You will make your work as a teacher easy, organised, and stress free, even if you are a complete beginner. To get advice and get access to all the necessary resources you must register here.
 
Send Flowers and Gifts to Teachers and Students

Send fresh flowers online to any part of the world, delivered by a local florist.
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Send personalized greeting cards to teachers, close friends, relatives and family members.
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Send gifts of your choice to teachers, professors, close relatives, friends or beloved family members.

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English Harmony
A non-native English speaker Robby Kukurs has worked out fluency and confidence maintenance system based on his own experience. The goal of his e-book English Harmony is to help non-native English speakers change their whole outlook on life and the way they perceive things when they speak English.
 
How to Create an Online English School?
Opening your own online English school will give you the security of knowing that you are fully in control of your destiny. This means that you won't have to worry if you're going to get laid off or if you can't find a good job in the future. All you need is a computer, a decent Internet connection, a microphone, and an instant messaging program like Skype, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger or Google Talk. Your students will use PayPal, so you will be able to accept payments from over 190 different countries. Once your online English school is up and running, you will have the freedom to operate your business as you see fit. You will work from home. More...
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Anime, Manga and Comics

Are your students anime fans who enjoy reading manga? - Learn how to integrate manga and comics into classroom oral English activities.
 
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A Game for Teaching English Words Effectively

Tell your students to fight against hunger in the world by learning English words effectively. Support the United Nations World Food Program. Enough rice to feed more than one million people for one day has already been donated through the unique award-winning Internet Game FreeRice...

 
What is Apraxia of Speech?

Apraxia of speech, also known as verbal apraxia or dyspraxia, is a speech disorder in which a person has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently. It is not due to weakness or paralysis of the speech muscles. The severity of apraxia of speech can range from mild to severe. There are two main types of speech apraxia...

The Mosquito Ringtone

The Mosquito Ringtone came about after a crafty British man invented a device called Mosquito. It is a device that emits a very high frequency tone meant to annoy teenagers (adults are unable to hear the tone). Some crafty students decided to convert the same technology into a ringtone that only they (teenagers) could hear! By utilizing this ringtone, teenagers get phone calls and receive text messages while in class, without teachers knowing it. To download the ringtone (it's free) and to test yourself whether you can hear the tone or not, click here.

Become an Expert Persuader

Discover the hidden power of covert persuasion, conversational hypnosis and mind control techniques. Learn how to persuade others to accomplish tasks two times, three times, or even many times faster than normal...
 
Match Up
Match each word in the left column with its synonym on the right. When finished, click Answer to see the results.

 
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Compelling Conversations
The textbook 'Compelling Conversations' will help your ESL students to create meaningful and memorable conversations and will reduce your stress. Your students will hold longer discussions, will learn about their classmates, and will gain practical experience. You will create better, deeper, and more enjoyable conversations in your classroom without any efforts or stress. More...
 
How to Design a Course Outline?

An ESL course outline forms the basis for an agreement among the student, the teacher and the school. It identifies the expectations which serve as the basis of the student's grade and gives the fundamental required components of the course which the student is assured to receive from the ESL teacher and the school. More...
 
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English Newspapers
English newspapers in English speaking countries and in non-English speaking countries.
Teacher Forums
Forums are excellent meeting points on the net to discuss international jobs, teaching methods, research and education.
Online Translator
Online translator translates documents and websites from Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and other languages into English and vice versa.
Currency Converter
Online Currency Converter converts all world currencies. It allows to perform foreign exchange rate calculations using up-to-the-minute currency rates.
Calendar
Online Calendar shows days, weeks, months and years.
Time Difference
World Time Server provides time at any time in any selected country or major city 24/7/365.
Country Calling Codes
International country calling codes and local time.

World News
International World News Providers ABC, CNN, BBC, CBS, NBC, Newser, Reuters, Fox, Yahoo, Google, News of the World, and more.
Country Facts
Countries of the world: facts, maps, population and comparison of countries.
World Literacy Map
United Nations Human Development Report about literacy rates.
The Internet Picture
World Internet usage statistics: world Internet usage, population statistics and Internet market research data for over 233 countries and world regions.
Statistics about the World
World population, education & media, government & economics, environment, food, water, energy and health.

Search Engines
Search engines automatically find web pages and index their information; they use crawlers to find pages for their algorithmic search results.
Directories
Directories are compiled by experts in particular fields therefore information is usually more reliable in directories than in search engines. 
Convert Documents to PDF
ExpressPDF is an online service that lets you convert your Microsoft Office documents, Excel documents and Web pages to PDF. 
Free Web Space
Get free web space, no website design experience is needed.
Professional Web Hosting
Get a reliable web host. A powerful tool lets you construct a professional  website, with no programming experience or HTML know-how.
Greeting Cards
Send free online greeting cards to teachers, students, relatives or friends.
Gifts
You can send such gifts as books, pictures, laptops, jewelry, toys, e-books, chocolate, tea, coffee, liquor, music boxes, decorations, and even websites... Your order will be safe and verified secure.
Send Fresh Flowers Online
You can send fresh flowers online to any part of the world. The flowers will be delivered by a local florist.
ESL Jobs Worldwide
Modern online job-search tools can connect teachers with employers around the world. There are thousands of ESL teaching positions worldwide.


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How to Teach Vocabulary?
Your ESL students will watch vocabulary videos that will help them to remember the most common words and expressions, and more...
 
How to Become a Successful ESL Teacher?
ESL teaching is a global profession and very much in demand. If you live or plan to live overseas, your skills will be highly marketable. In English speaking countries, there are also many career opportunities in teaching the non-native and bilingual populations. ESL teaching is not restricted by age. It can be an ideal short-term career for young people who are traveling as well as an ideal field for retirees who want part-time employment. How to become an ESL teacher? - If you wish to find out, click here.


Dyslexia Teaching Methods

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty affecting a person's ability to deal with reading and numbers. Students who are dyslexic have phonological difficulties, i.e. they find it difficult to sort out the sounds within words. There are two types of dyslexia. It is either brought about by early ear infections which caused temporary hearing problems (acquired dyslexia) or though congenital and developmental traits (developmental dyslexia). Its cause has not been fully established, but the effect is to create neurological anomalies in the brain. These anomalies bring about varying degrees of difficulty in learning when using words, and sometimes symbols. Can dyslexia be cured? More...

Classroom Management Plan

Discover the classroom management plan of a 20 year veteran of Los Angeles' toughest schools and quickly eliminate behavior problems in any classroom. He will show you step by step how to take a classroom of difficult teenagers and transform them into model students, so that you are free to spend your time teaching instead of correcting behavior.

Textbooks and Dictionaries

Over 930,000 titles in stock, most shipping within 1-2 business days. A unique place to buy and sell new and used discount textbooks, dictionaries, DVDs, general reading and reference titles. Free shipping...

Secrets of Creativity and Abundance
Unleash the potential of your creative mind and bring into your life all that you desire. Learn how to succeed. Change your life. Get the key to your future.
 
How to Secure a Job at an International School?
Do you want to make more money for less stress and see the world without leaving the career you love? - A step-by-step, detailed guide reveals how to get a stress-free teaching job abroad. If you want to see the world, make money and have a stress-free life, get The Complete Guide to Securing a Job at an International School. Click here and get it.
 
Complete Program for Learning English
Recommend this program to your students. They can download the book, open it by using the password. They can set their English learning goals, use video class to listen and view, use reading portions, and take printouts if necessary. To get this program, click here.
 


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