Oxford Seminars Blog » Grammar https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca Grads since 1992 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 Do I know enough about English to teach ESL overseas? https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/do-i-know-enough-about-english-to-teach-esl-overseas/ https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/do-i-know-enough-about-english-to-teach-esl-overseas/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:11:20 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog?p=3594&preview=true&preview_id=3594 As an Oxford Seminars instructor, one of the most common concerns I hear from teachers-in-training is that they might not know enough about English to become an effective teacher.  Is such a fear justified? The short is answer is no.  If you speak English comfortably, you can learn to teach it! But what if I don’t […]

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]]> https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/do-i-know-enough-about-english-to-teach-esl-overseas/feed/ 3 20 Common English Grammar Mistakes Not to Pass on to Your Students (Part 2) https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/20-common-english-mistakes-not-to-pass-on-to-your-students-part-2/ https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/20-common-english-mistakes-not-to-pass-on-to-your-students-part-2/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:05:31 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=2002 In July 2015 we published a blog post about 20 Common English Grammar Mistakes Not to Pass on to Your Students. The post provoked substantial discussion about the correct usage of many of the terms that it highlighted. Here are 20 more common errors to avoid passing on to your students: 1. Yet/already In colloquial American […]

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]]> https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/20-common-english-mistakes-not-to-pass-on-to-your-students-part-2/feed/ 1 20 Common English Grammar Mistakes Not to Pass on to Your Students https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/20-common-english-mistakes-not-to-pass-on-to-your-students/ https://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/20-common-english-mistakes-not-to-pass-on-to-your-students/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:00:04 +0000 http://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=723 It’s easy to use regional dialects or commonly misused language mistakes when speaking everyday English. However, when teaching a second language to new students, it’s important that you’re giving them the proper foundation from which to build their habits. This includes your own speaking and writing habits in the classroom. The following are 20 common […]

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