Volume 39
“Drill, baby, drillâ€: Exploring a Neurobiological Basis for the Teaching of Segmentals in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Segmentals are the individual sounds of a language that can be broken down and focused on for instruction. Problems with segmentals can cause miscommunication, embarrassment, and affect confidence and motivation. Although teaching pronunciation and thus segmentals have been suggested to be a crucial element of second language curriculum…
Professional Learning Communities: What are they and what do they have to offer TEFL?
Professional learning communities (PLCs) have been advocated as a means of restructuring schools to maximize learning in the public education systems of the United States and Canada. This article will discuss the relevance of PLCs within the TEFL community.
