Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Ten Great Resources for TEFL Teachers

TEFL Teachers

In This Chapter

▶ Making use of books and other reading materials

▶ Visiting helpful websites

▶ Calling on real people

▶ Getting your hands on real stuff

Just in case you find yourself lacking in time or inspiration, in this chapter

I list resources to help your lessons and your career along. With these at

hand you should be able to deal with many a tricky situation.

Making the Most of EFL Reference Books

A high proportion of EFL teachers are nomads who try not accumulate too

many weighty objects in their backpacks. However, if you decide to invest in

any EFL reference books apart from this one, the two here are real classics. They

both deal with grammar, as this is the area where you tend to get caught out

in either understanding it or teaching it.

A grammar reference to fall back on

Few EFL teachers have not been caught off guard by a grammar question they

just could not answer. There you are with your perfect lesson plan, or so you

think, when some clever clogs student raises their hand and suddenly reveals

your Achilles heel. The best way out of this is, of course, to look confident

and promise to go through the answer in the next lesson, giving you a chance

to do your research and save face.