Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Info on Teaching English in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 16 February 2008)

Here are some of the links for Teaching English in Italy:


ARTICLES
BLOGS
  • BLOGS – Source: ESLPundit – "the esl network"
  • Learning English Blog – Source: Learning English section of BBC (International Version)
  • Teach English in Italy – "This blog is open to any and all opinions but I request that you be 1) honest (info that's accurate, balanced and complete), and 2) civilized (polite and constructive). Those two qualities are what make a blog a desirable community for mature people." – Source: Frank Adamo
  • THE FCE BLOG – by Claudia Ceraso – "An afterclass meeting point for all First Certificate in English Students"
  • TEFL BLOG – Source: eslbase
COURSES/TRAINING: TEFL, TESL or TESOL
DEFINITIONS
  • TEFL – "Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This term is predominantly used when English is being taught in a country where it isn't the native language (for example teaching English to Spanish people in Spain)" – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
  • TESL – "Teaching English as a Second Language. This is where English is being taught to non-native speakers of English in a country where it is the native language (for example teaching emigrants to the UK/USA)." – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
  • TESOL – "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. This term theoretically encompasses both of the above." – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
  • ELT – "English Language Teaching. This term is mainly used by institutions in the U.K." – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
EMPLOYMENT
FORUMS
INFORMATION FOR ITALY
INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATIONS
  • CELTA – "is an initial qualification for people with little or no previous teaching experience and opens up a whole world of exciting teaching opportunities. Because it is awarded by Cambridge ESOL, part of the world famous University of Cambridge, you can rely on its quality and recognition." – Source: University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS
RESOURCES
* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

This blog posting is dedicated to my daughter, Annalisa, who is a wonderful instructor of TEFT: Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006) and Costa Rica (2006 - 2008). She is a graduate of Portland State University.

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That's it for Tuesday, 8 August 2006: martedì, 8 agosto 2006.

Ciao, Ben

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi la fa L' aspetti."
"He who does it gets it."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 16 February 2008)