The 7th Issue of The Tunisian ELT Forum Magazine

First of all, we would like to wish everyone a happy and successful new school year.
We are getting ready for the seventh issue of The Tunisisan ELT Forum Magazine and we would like your help with two things:
1-We would like to know your suggestions relating to the topic(s) to be covered in the next issue by taking the poll on the left.
2-We would be more than pleased to see your contributions after the vote is closed (The poll will end by the 30th of September 2012).
Thank you so much for taking the time to vote, for your unfailing support and invaluable contributions!

Resources for TEFL Teachers

Hi. I've just found this website about Grammar, that you might find interesting.
http://www.azargrammar.com/grammarSpeaks/fegi/fegi_00_000.html

It is a creative, fun and original way of presenting the rules of grammar to your students.
And what I like most is that it TALKS, so it provides a good way for your students to improve their speaking and listening skills as well.
If you have any good resources to share, please post them in the comments and we will put them together in a future post with your name next to your suggestion. Remember, sharing is caring :)

"TESOL International Convention Philadelphia 2012" , a new blog by Faten Romdhani

Mrs. Romdhani has just launched a great-looking blog, http://tesolconvention2012.blogspot.com,  to talk about her attendance at the TESOL Convention in Philadelphia from the 28th of March till the 1st of April, and to share insights and ideas with EFL teachers from all over the world. The blog is colorful and elegant and what is more it is a new space for teachers of English from all over the world to keep in touch with a very active, resourceful and great EFL teacher; Mrs. Romdhani. Congratulations!

Jason R. Levine In Tunisia

English Language Specialist Jason Levine will be in Tunisia from April the 18th to May the 1st.
"Jason R. Levine is currently the Academic Director of CAMPUS Education, an English language school with multiple centers in the U.S. and overseas. Endowed with fourteen years of experience as a teacher, trainer, and creator of educational materials, Jason has worked with teachers and young learners of English in many parts of the world."
Jason was our special guest for the 6th issue of The Tunisian EFL Forum. You can read the interview here: Interview with Jason R. Levine .
You can also check Jason's Facebook page,  FluencyMC .
For more information about Jason's workshops in Tunisia, please contact Public Diplomacy Assistant Hafedh Zanina at ZaninaH@state.gov

Note: We would like to thank our friend & colleague Anissa for sending us the above details.

The 6th issue of Tunisian ELT Forum is online!

We are proud to announce that the sixth issue of The Tunisian English Language Teaching Forum is online.

In this issue, you can read an article about teaching critical reading in the EFL classroom by our veteran colleague and regular contributor to the magazine, Hechmi Hamdi. We had the chance and we are eager to share the interview with the talented and resourceful teacher, teacher trainer, song and English material writer Jason R. Levine, aka FluencyMC. Noamen Amara shares yet another great article in which he thinks about and shares his views concerning lowering the age of English education. Our active and creative colleague, Anissa Ben Abdallah Ayari, shares great tips and ideas about enriching and getting the most out of the third hour with our students in preparatory schools. We also talk about online resources for teachers with a focus on online security and blogging.

We thank all of our contributors who didn't spare effort and time to create this issue of the magazine!

Enjoy and share! 

Open publication - Free publishing - More classroom

Sidi Bouzid celebrating the first International Festival of Freedom and Dignity

Sidi Bouzid, the hometown of Mohamed Bouazizi and the place that witnessed the first outburst of the Tunisian Revolution on the 17^th of December, 2010, will host the first International Festival of Freedom and Dignity for four days (16^th to 19^th of December). The festival is both a grateful celebration of the past as it is a tribute to the Revolution’s martyrs and an optimistic look at the future because the festival is also a unique opportunity to draw the world’s attention to the buried splendor of this part of Tunisia and to its quite often overlooked economic potential.  The International Festival of Freedom and Dignity offers a rich and varied program including music, art galleries, outdoor movie screenings, workshops, seminars, fireworks, and much more! The highlight of the festival is the attending of outstanding international guests from Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Libya, Britain, Yemen, Syria and other countries. More on this event soon.