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About teflpedia [Edit] Teflpedia is a wiki dedicated to everything associated with teaching English as a foreign language or second language. Our objective is to become a major user-generated resource for English teachers from all over the world. We opened our doors on 27th May 2008 and we've been slowly growing ever since. We welcome input from all those involved in or interested in the subject of English and English language teaching. Please be aware of our Community Standards. If you are very new to wikis we recommend that you read our Newcomer's guide which gives a lot of advice about wiki-editing. Featured articles[edit] Our featured articles are presently: Conversation questions to use in class - our growing list - 148 as of December 2011. Create a topical class. This article tells you how to use various resources available on the web to create a first-rate class. Copyright in English language teaching. This article explains the copyright restrictions which apply to you as an English teacher - wherever you live in the world. What's in it for me?[edit] You could: Have a look at our list of websites that provide free lessons - they may help you with your next lesson. Sign in, create a userpage and use it to advertise yourself. Upload a lesson of yours to show the world your creative abilities. Learn how to edit a wiki - Wikis are growing in popularity, and this is an excellent place to learn wiki-editing skills. Contribute to the growth of something new and be involved in this in its earlier years. Write an article about something you've recently learnt - a good way to make sure you have learnt or understood something is to write an article about it. Teflpedia has articles which include advice for new teachers. For the most experienced teachers out there, i.e. those of you who have been there, seen it and done it all, Teflpedia serves as a quick reference providing useful links to an almost infinite number of resources and dedicated websites available on internet. Copyright[edit] By hitting "Save Changes" you accept the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 licence. You are free to use any material in class, but any material copied from this site and used elsewhere on the net should be credited to this site. See Teflpedia:Copyright for more information. We also have a general explanation of copyright in English language teaching. Please do not upload material to this wiki for which you do not own the copyright.

What is a wiki?[Edit] You're reading a wiki now. It is a repository of knowledge which can be edited by anybody - including you. The most famous wiki is Wikipedia, but there are many others. This kind of collaborative venture has proved to be amazingly successful, not least because it allows everyone to add their little bit of knowledge to the common good. Why use a wiki? A wiki has an advantage over a newsgroup or a forum in that the information contained in the wiki is continually being built on and updated. In contrast, a forum thread excites interest for a month or so at most before being forgotten. I've got a question You're welcome to raise teflpedia-related matters in the teachers' room.

Great! I want to edit Teflpedia [Edit] Don't worry if you've never edited a wiki before - it's very easy. Click here to go to our simple starter page. Or perhaps you'd like to look at the newcomer's guide On the other hand you may want to go straight to the sandbox and play around there - you can't break anything. Or just ask in the teachers' room. How can I explore teflpedia? You can enter a term into the search box to the left - if the article doesn't exist you can create it from there as well. You can have a look at the categories and select from there. You can have a look at the all articles listing. Another option is to click on Random page in the navigation box to the left. How is teflpedia structured? The site is split into various spaces. Information on using the special spaces can be found here. These additional spaces exist so as to keep the encyclopaedia content separate from the opinion content. In Mainspace we have articles associated with all aspects of teaching including: Definitions, methodologies, grammar, phonetics, TEFL Qualifications, teaching in different countries, reviews etc. We have additional spaces not found on other wikis. These are: “Lesson space” - these are classes or other materials donated by contributors. You're welcome to download these and use them in class. In some cases you may later edit the material based on your experience of using it in class. “Essay space” – this is provided for those who wish to write up their personal experiences, personal thoughts about teaching, advice to new teachers or simply moan about something. These are the only articles that are “owned” by an author, and they should not be edited by other users. Comments about them should be made on the essay’s talk page. “Debate space” which is used for, ummmmm, well, debates. Is there some hot topic you want to argue about? This is the place to start it. Meanwhile, the following teflpedia debates are currently out there, waiting for you folks to add your viewpoints: Debate:Accuracy versus fluency Debate:Motivation Debate:Use of L1 in the classroom Debate:Use of dictations Debate:Use of graded materials