Useful materials for further reading on the TEFL Master. Know any good sites? E-mail links to: johnahird@euskalnet.net

Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Classroom Management
Teacher beliefs
Short article by Meighan. Makes you think!
What is a good teacher?

Tuesday, December 30, 2003

General
Misconceptions about SLA
Misconceptions About Language Acquisition

General
Great Assignments
Good site. Loads of resources and examples of work by teachers around the world.

Classroom Management
L1 use in the classroom \ translation
This clarified my thinking on translation in the classroom. Quotes Danchev, Ivanova and others. Text in Spanish.
La traducción

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

EFL Books
Cambridge
I've found this site to be very useful when I can't get my hands on a book on the recommended reading list. Sometimes if you are lucky there is an article on the subject you want by the author you need! There are also chapters to download and other resources.Catalogue - Cambridge University Press

General
Linguistic Society of America
Good site for answering any niggling theoretical doubts you might have.
Linguistic Society of America - Frequently Asked Questions

Monday, December 15, 2003

Classroom Management
Teacher Beliefs
Short to the point article from English Club. Adds to the course notes.
What do teachers bring to the teaching-learning process?

Classroom Management
Mixed ability classes
A well written paper
Longman

Classroom Management
Mixed Ability Classrooms
Some quotes from Tomlinson & other links
Differentiated instruction

This is a record of the web resources I have found useful doing the Master.