The need to learn English has been growing for the past couple of decades. It is a global language, the language of commerce and the internet. The fact that the world has moved closer and there is more movement of people from different regional, cultural and ethnic background, the need to have a language of communication is of prime importance. English fortunately has acquired that status. It is no longer a need only for people who go to study in native English countries to know the language.........

Asian College of Teachers is one of the premier TESOL/TEFL course providers. We have trained and placed hundreds of teachers all over the world. Education is a dynamic process and our constant endeavor has been to keep pace with the changing needs of the learning teaching system. The demand for TEFL trained teachers in the young learner section has grown over the years. The best jobs teaching English abroad in the recent years have been for teaching young learners.......

In the early part of the 20th century written language was considered to be superior and the spoken language as an inferior form. Therefore the teaching of language had the sole purpose of translating the classics in the target language. This approach led to a heavy leaning on the knowledge of grammar. Unfortunately this concept has still remained in many parts of the language classroom all over the world. Many so called spoken English classes offer no scope for speaking the language but focus on teaching grammar........

Each language has its own unique sound system. The ability to use this sound system effectively leads to proper communication and the inability leads to a breakdown in communication. It is just not what is being said that leads to understanding but are ability to distinguish how something is being said. As E.M Foster says in ‘A Passage to India’: “A pause in the wrong place, an intonation misunderstood…………………….and the whole conversation went awry.”.........

Classroom management is an area that overwhelms teachers all over the world and needs to be approached according to the situation at that time because each class is unique. It is not easy for a teacher to present content, make sure that learning is happening, keep a large class motivated, create activities that engage, cater to needs and interests of all and then evaluate the whole process and also evaluate one’s own effectiveness............