My Path to Teaching English Literature
by Brian Collins I was 28 years old when I started teaching English in 2009. My TEFL career has led me to places such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ecuador, Poland, […]
Why We Need Dissenters
by Nick Michelioudakis The thread: A couple of days ago, a colleague, (Marek Kiczkowiak) posted something on the IATEFL Facebook group about why someone should have to be a member […]
Lesson Plan: The Danger of A Single Story
(taken from Chimamanda Adichie’s TED talk) By Suriati Abas, Intended for university students Synopsis of Adichie’s story: In this TED talk, a Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, warns against listening to […]
Using “The Road Not Taken” in the classroom
I teach English as a second language in an International school in India. It is a well known fact that technology in India is booming and it seems to me […]
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom
by Philip Pound Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin, came into my possession buried in a pile of laundry. It’s dogeared, battered, […]
Some of My Favourite Sites and Groups for Professional Development
By Tory Thorkelson According to edglossarry.org, “[i]n education, the term professional development may be used in reference to a wide variety of specialized training, formal education, or advanced professional learning […]
Confessions of a ‘LAZ(Z)Y’ University Professor
By Tory Thorkelson Early on in my teaching career, I recall a colleague storming into my noisy middle school EFL classroom in Japan and yelling at my co-teacher because our […]
Where I Teach in Thailand
Eric Haeg is the Course Director of TEFL Campus Phuket. For more information on teaching English in Thailand, email Eric at [email protected] I started teaching in Thailand 14 years ago. Before that, […]
Who Are The Patriots Today?
By Tristan Cotterill Are you a TESOL teacher, state school teacher, or a private school teacher. A teachers of the arts, or a STEM subject. We are the patriots of […]
H5P for Online English Teaching
H5P for Online English Teaching We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student […]