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Varieties of EnglishThis article discusses the varieties of English language: British, American and Australian. In the days of colonization, Britain had not only expanded its belongings, but also expanded the language of the people outside the Albion. A traditional English was modified and due to this various dialects were originated on new lands, the main of which are the American and Australian ones. But later on these dialects had an impact on British English.
10 Misleading Claims By TEFL Course ProvidersTen very common statements by people who sell TEFL courses that aren’t quite lies but are still meant to mislead
As in shopping and business generally, the things that you should be especially careful of when shopping for a TEFL course are the times when the course provider is not actually lying but is nonetheless playing the truth in a way that is only designed to deceive. This article should help you spot the most common such traps.
ESL / EFL Job InterviewIf you were ever fortunate enough to travel to the coast of Slovenia in the summer time, and if you happened to be in the port town of Koper one afternoon in August of 2003, you might have found yourself enjoying a pizza at a seaside joint called 'La Trattoria.' In addition to enjoying your meal, you may have also enjoyed watching the eclectic crowds that naturally fill the seaside resorts in the summertime. If you had looked carefully across the bar that afternoon, you would have seen yours truly conversing genially with a nervous looking woman. You would also have seen the nervous looking woman making little ticks in a pocket notebook while the young man was speaking. And if you could have discerned the content of our conversation through the clamor of the bar, you would have discovered the kind of interrogation commonly known as the job interview.
Speaking versus WritingThe purpose of all language is to communicate - that is, to move thoughts or information from one person to another person.
There are always at least two people in any communication. To communicate, one person must put something "out" and another person must take something "in". We call this "output" (>>>) and "input" (<<<).
Public Speaking in English: PresentationsPeople speak in public for many reasons. One of the most common forms of public speaking is the 'Presentation'. In a presentation, you 'present' or introduce something (a product, an idea, financial results, a project etc) to your audience. You give a presentation because you want to 'communicate' something. Generally, you want to do one of four things.
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