Tucked in a corner of the clamorous cyber sprawl is the Two Cents Cafe', an evolving gallery for EFL teachers, where the weary web-traveler can find an oasis of tips, FAQs and other info about teaching English as a Foreign/Second language...
Sure, there are ELT, EFL, TESOL, and TESL mailing lists and chatrooms galore. In a chatroom, however, you only get the opinions of the people who are in the room at that time in exchange for your time, trouble and possibly expense. If you subscribe to a fistful of mailing lists you run the risk that no one will hear you screaming as you drown in spam...
With these things in mind, I thought that you and I could put together a spam-free, one stop shopping clearinghouse for the opinions of knowledgeable people who have actually lived and worked in various countries, used these materials, and lived or died in the classroom because of the quality of the resources...Contribute your Two Cents about any aspect of teaching ESL/EFL, and the Cafe may have something to give you in return
Just my .02,
| Teacher's Loft |
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A sturdy toolbox for the EFL/ESL teacher, including helpful tips for
the new teacher facing a classroom full of students whose first language
isn't English ...lesson plans integrating classroom instruction,
games and CALL (computer-assisted language learning) ... tips on building
your own webpage ... an introduction to dynamic action mazes .. and much, much more!
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The Chart Room
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| Or maybe you've set your sights on new lands (you're planning to teach overseas), and you're interested in seeing Today's World Exchange Rates or reading one of the many FAQs about teaching in countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Brazil, Turkey, the Middle East/Lower Gulf or...? |
| HTML and Website Building:Tips, links, and tutorials |
| Info about :
So ya wanna build a homepage, but you're thinking you need a degree in HTML and years of computer programming experience to do it? Relax! It's as easy as slapping Post-It notes on your refrigerator door! |
| Connections : Interaction & Exposure |
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Looking for a key pal for yourself - or for your English class? Want to add
your link to a gallery of EFL - related sites? Looking for job listings? This is the place to
interact with others, or to get exposure for your site... |
| ..and you can help |
You can order squid mouth soup like a native...chat with taxi drivers... track down that tiny shop that sells peng da hai for your bad case of teacher's throat...in short, you're an old hand. Remember all those people who helped you get started when you didn't know sushi from Shinola? Remember how you couldn't have made it so easily
or so well without their help? Here's your chance to return the favor. Contribute your
Two Cents about any aspect of teaching ESL/EFL, and the Cafe may have something to
give you in return
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Special thanks to Moyra's Web Jewels for many images in the "Ghost in the Musem" action maze..
Copyright (c) 1998
Timothy M. Nall. All rights reserved.