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    The 2012 ACTA International Conference will be convened at the world class Cairns Convention Centre from 2-5 July 2012, and we have negotiated a variety of accommodation packages to suit our delegates' needs. Proceedings will open with a pre-conference Pronunciation Symposium on Monday 2 July. We ar...
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  • bissaholoken
    • April 30
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    • April 30
  • soykenneth
    soykenneth Anybody want to practice English conversation with me? You can find me at Google Talk. I use that messaging service with my language students. My Gtalk name is SoyKenneth.
    • April 27
    • soykenneth
      bissaholoken Hello dear sir i follow you gplus i hope we will discuss so more...
      • April 30
  • soykenneth
    soykenneth The words that I always had a challenge with getting students to understand, during my teaching experience in Mexico and Paraguay were the following: do, don't, did, didn't, doesn't. These verb forms are a tough lesson for non-English speakers. However, n...  more
    • April 27
    • soykenneth
      admin Yes, those are very hard on non-native speakers. How did you teach it?
      • April 30
  • soykenneth
    soykenneth I like to look at that little word, "so" as equivalent to "pues" in Mexico and "entonces" in other Spanish regions. "So" is such a common add-on word that opens up conversations and engages the listener. It is more ...  more
    • April 27
    • soykenneth
      MGHines Similar to how many Singaporeans add "la" to their communication. "You want to go to lunch, la?" :-)
      • May 1
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  • mskaye
    mskaye Hello, manhuston, I'm an online ESL teacher, when I'm not teaching in classroom. My rates are quite reasonable if you are interested in practicing your Conversational English. Just a thought of an offer.
    • April 19
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    • April 3
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    • MGHines
      mdschuett "The learner is conscious about and ashamed of the peculiar accent he or she exhibits when speaking in English." << That's the biggest problem every Thai student face when it comes to speaking English. How do you encourage students to at least try t...  more
      • April 13
    • MGHines
      MGHines Accents are common with everyone. Every language comes with regional accents. The focus is on whether you are understood. It would be a boring world if everyone was the same...sounded the same, talked the same, dressed the same. Enjoy the fact that yo...  more
      • April 13
  • MGHines
    MGHines This is a interesting new type of course we are starting at one of our partner schools in Thailand if you know any IT/English teachers looking in Thailand
    ESL TEFL TESOL Jobs Thailand, Digital English Communication Teacher
    • March 31
  • dangeroo
    dangeroo Looking to teach in Brazil. Trying every angle but no luck! :(
    • March 29
    • dangeroo
      MGHines Brazil is a hard nut to crack. The best way to find a job is to go there since most are unadvertised. Alternatively, you can look at some sites such as www.totalesl.com (and country search "Brazil"
      • March 31
    • dangeroo
      dangeroo thank you for the advice. ill check out the sites and perhaps look to go out there
      • April 2
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    tefljobsoverseas New Guest Blog
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    • March 11
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    tefljobsoverseas New Guest Blog!
    TEFL Teaching Tips | TEFL Teaching Tips for Teaching Abroad
    • March 11
  • TESall
    TESall New Guest Blog!
    Teaching Abroad | Teaching (and living) in China
    • March 11
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    TESall New Guest Blog!
    Teaching Abroad | Teaching (and living) in South Korea
    • March 11
  • lastuck
    lastuck Anyone else teaching ESL in Italy? Ciao :)
    • March 6
    • lastuck
      admin Italy is a very hard place to find a job right now :-(
      • March 11
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    • March 5
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    • February 18
  • Zaicc
    Zaicc Hi! Today is St.Valentine's day. My congratulations! Tell me how you you usually celebrate this date?
    • February 14
    • Zaicc
      Zaicc In my country we present small gifts to each others. I bought a big blanket as a present. :) Is it a good idea?
      • February 14
    • Zaicc
      admin In the U.S., we usually give chocolates or flowers to our spouse or partner to show that we love them.
      • February 14
    • Zaicc
      Zaicc I'm from Russia. And usually Russian people can't stop when they buy a present. We spend more and more money to surprised our partner.
      • February 14
    • Zaicc
      MGHines Hello Zaicc. Happy belated Valetine's Day!
      • February 20
  • Zaicc
    Zaicc wrote a new blog entry:
    • February 13
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    • Zaicc
      admin Welcome and enjoy your blog. I will look for those questions. :-)
      • February 14
    • Zaicc
      MGHines Hello and Happy Blogging! :-)
      • February 15