Hilary Nesi, Professor in English language at Coventry University, discusses the written genres university students are required to produce in different disciplines and at different levels of study. The presentation draws on findings from the 6.5 million word British Academic Written English (BAWE) corpus of student writing.
As with any industry English language teaching is full of specialist terms and acronyms that mean nothing to those outside the industry. This article will take you through some of the most common terms used to help you prepare if you are considering entering the English language teaching industry. I use the term industry, as private language schools exist worldwide generating considerable incomes - some of the larger organisations are franchised on every continent.
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#24 | June 11, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 Conference: 9th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching, February 23-23, 2013 – Cambodia . Video: Teaching resources free online…