TECHY TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS & EFL

The challenges in the new millennium require that both teachers and students become competent users of ICT, able to integrate Web 2.0 tools into their daily teaching and learning. Many of these tools are currently being used by educators to teach ESL or EFL. This blog is dedicated to those tools which can easily be adapted for use in the English classroom. It's a question of using these tools in innovative ways in order to engage our digital learners and motivate them to learn English!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

THE TIMES IN PLAIN ENGLISH

Reading a newspaper can be a frustrating experience, even in one’s own language!

Add to the equation a language which isn’t your native tongue and the task becomes even more cumbersome. Try using ‘The Times in Plain English’.

The Times in Plain English brings you important news from America’s best sources of information. The writing is in clear, readable English. It’s a great for learners of the English language because it avoids: