Being Mistaken for a Native Speaker… Mission Accomplished?
by Laura Polanco As foreign language teachers, we are aware of how big the “native speaker” controversy has become and somehow, we, consciously and…
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Interview with Nicholas Walker
By Sharyn Collins Hello, Nicholas, could you tell me about your background and how you got into EFL? I’m English, but I was born…
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Where I Teach: Timor Leste
By Margie Beck Here I am with two of my students, both of whom are now teaching in primary schools. I am a self-funded…
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Where I teach
By Nataliia Tkachenko I am a full-time English teacher at Taras Shevchenko Himnazia, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. It is a state school that combines primary, middle…
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10 Confessions of an EFL teacher
by Paul Finnerty Most things published by wannabe journalist-teachers like me focus on what we do well. Much of what we write is idealistic…
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A Cat on a Bike: How to Speed Up Vocabulary Learning
By Gabriel Clark Problems with making vocabulary stick It’s always the same, isn’t it? We do a lesson with all these fantastic words and…
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The ‘Proper’ Use(s) of Journals
by Tory Thorkelson Now that I have your attention, I would like to share some thoughts and my experience with using journals in my…
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How to Make Your Classroom More Gender-Neutral
By AJ Dalmaso Nowadays, the topic of gender is widely discussed. When we talk about gender-neutral environments, we idealize a place where students are…
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Media Bias and Critically Evaluating Information
By Tory Thorkelson In 2016, Vanessa Otero created a chart showing how biased various media sources available in the US were (see: http://www.allgeneralizationsarefalse.com/). While…
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Teach First Certificate
by Nicola Prentis Book Review by Pietro Pacini This is a highly practical book, which I now use regularly with my students. It is…
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