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Hi Fluffy, Maybe my question was a bit vague. What I meant to ask was how do we punctuate words such as 'however, nevertheless, in contrast, on the contrary, therefore' etc.. There seem to be so many variations that I'm confused as to how I would teach students to use them correctly. Is there an eas...

Hi all, Is there a rule governing the use of commas with connectors/transitional phrases? And which method would you use to teach this to students without confusing them? I've done my research but failed to come up with an easy formula. I'm new to TEFL and have not started teaching yet - I'm still s...

Well, I must say that you've all been great in giving me the boost I needed to pursue a career in TEFL. My most sincere thanks to you all!

Thanks to you all! I do feel much better now. I was starting to get real worried. I want to do a good job too which is why I decided to study English grammar in more detail before I hopped into the classroom. The grammar we learnt in the CELTA course was quite basic and I felt that I needed to do so...

Hi to all, The subject of this topic is actually how I am feeling right now - totally demoralized! I will explain why. My degree is not in English but I recently took up a keen interest in teaching English and decided to do a CELTA, which I obtained a few weeks ago. Before embarking on an EFL job se...