Conversation Questions N-W for the ESL/EFL Classroom, Interactive Mind Map based
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a Project The Internet TESL Journal.
ESL (English as a second language), ESOL (English for speakers of other
languages), and EFL (English as a foreign language) all refer to the use or
study of English by speakers with a different native language.
The many acronyms used in the field of English teaching and learning may be
confusing. English is a language with great reach and influence; it is taught
all over the world under many different circumstances. In English-speaking
countries, English language teaching has essentially evolved in two broad
directions: instruction for people who intend to live in an English-speaking
country and for those who don't. These divisions have grown firmer as the
instructors of these two "industries" have used different terminology, followed
distinct training qualifications, formed separate professional associations, and
so on. Crucially, these two arms have very different funding structures, public
in the former and private in the latter, and to some extent this influences the
way schools are established and classes are held. Source:
Wikipedia English as a foreign or second language
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term
basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a
room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been
replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air
conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms
are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, and Internet connectivity; snack
foods and drinks may be supplied in a mini-bar, and facilities for making hot
drinks. Source:
Wikipedia, Hotel.
Graphic organizers Graphic organizers are visual
representations of knowledge, concepts or ideas.