Audacity – Sound Recording Software

Audacity is a piece of freeware software which you can use to record audio. This can later be incorporated into a Podcast or used as a simple audio file for playing in class or mixing with other media. This article explains how to get the software, install it on your […]


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AntConc‏‎ (CALL Software)

AntConc is a freeware concordancer and is very useful for searching through large swathes of texts to look for patterns of usage and so on. As an example, the screenshot below shows a concordance search for the word, word. The program has searched through a number of corpora (collections of […]


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Anglo-EU Translation Guide (TEFAL)

The table below illustrates just some of the difficulties in understanding the subtleties of the English language. In this case it’s British English which, along with British manners, make the meanings of words said often nothing like the meaning of the words spoken!  


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TEFL And Teach English Online During The Corona Pandemic

In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, students are in dire need of online EFL teachers. We’re doing our part to help by offering 10% off our TEFL courses and increased online job placement support. PROMO CODE: COVID


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IPA Decode!

IPA Decode is a great game to play with the class which helps them understand and use the IPA or International Phonetic Alphabet. It can be used with a reasonably proficient class who are familiar with the IPA already and who would benefit from a little more practice. Preparation Firstly […]


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