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This is a guest review by an independent author. That said, despite it seeming to lack a degree of organisation and professionalism, it remains a popular website for both teachers and students of ESL.

I feel now, however, that when compared to other ESL sites it is a little rough around the ages. I believe that when the site started it was perhaps fairly unique, in that it tried to gather resources into one convenient place, saving people from following link after link after an internet search. I did not have the patience to sift through the podcasts, so I did not find this section useful at all, although other people may disagree. Class photos and images of games, for example, would be interesting. If a photo gallery is used, it would perhaps be better if it were open whereby teachers and students could post pictures, in particular those related to teaching and learning. Personally, I find the closed photo gallery rather pointless it only contains personal albums belonging to the site owner.

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A plus point though is that you can easily gain opinions and ideas from other people. There are many good resources, but I think for people who are busy, as all teachers generally are, better organisation would be very useful and save valuable time. There are many things I liked, and found easy to use, but there are also, in my opinion, many areas for improvement. My overall thoughts about this site are mixed.

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I would like to see an embedded free translation facility, given that the site is for learners of English as well as teachers. An example of this on the site is in the slang section, where “ammunition” is given as another meaning for toilet paper, and an example sentence of “Help! We’re completely out of ammunition!” I personally have never heard this phrase before in my life, and would struggle to understand if it were said to me with no other clue as to meaning and context. With English spoken natively in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, amongst others, and being used widely in many other countries, I feel to focus on one country’s use provides a very slanted and narrow view. I also feel this would benefit students, both by having resources on the site that acknowledge differences, and also by having teachers who have a greater understanding of the English language in a global perspective, and for when dealing with English speakers from a range of countries.

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I am British, but I feel my colleagues from all over the world would agree that a mention of common differences, and how to teach these differences, would be very useful. The website’s only focus is on American English. Whilst I appreciate the overall goals of the site, I would particularly like to see some references to the differences in linguistic use between the native speaking English countries.

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For a more professional and educated feel, the title should have all words beginning with capital letters, or only the first word capitalised, rather than what seems to be a random selection of words beginning with upper case letters. The site’s title reads “ Dave Sperling presents the One and Only Dave’s ESL Cafe.” The site’s slogan is “ The Internet’s Meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers + students from around the World!” In my opinion, for a website aimed at ESL professionals and students wanting to improve their English skills, more care should have been taken with using capital letters. There is a picture of Dave on the home page as well as sponsored announcements and sponsored links. Through its development and growth, the site was funded entirely by Dave, although now he does allow sponsors on the site.

The site is free to use, and contains material for both students and teachers alike, as well as a job’s board.

Dave’s ESL Cafe,, was set up by, and continues to be managed by, a Los Angeles’ man called Dave Sperling.