Awakening to Global Englishes
Xue Wang, University of Hong KongFan Fang, Shantou University NS ideology With English becoming a lingua franca on a global scale, the number of so-called non-native English speakers has surpassed […]
Why Learn Students’ Names?
By Yvette Denise Murdoch In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, conflict between families brings Juliet to call upon Romeo to forsake his Montague name so that they can be together. She […]
Teaching English in Italy: Southern Umbria
Teaching English in Italy: Southern Umbria I feel I am very fortunate to be an English teacher in my home town of Terni, situated in Southern Umbria in Italy.This beautiful […]
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, […]
EVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
by Sue Leather Why EVE? It seems that the time is right for this kind of initiative. Good progress has been made already in the fight for parity for women […]
Interview with Guillaume Catella
The founder of Bilingua, a language exchange and learning companion app, connecting learners based on similar interests or personalities. By Sharyn Collins Hello Guillaume. You now work in the field […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris Flora Debora Floris is a lecturer at the Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia where she teaches general English and language teaching methodology courses. She […]
Critical Pedagogy: The Hidden Curriculum
The Hidden Curriculum Within every school system, there is a curriculum and there is a hidden curriculum. The hidden curriculum is composed of the lessons that are not taught […]
Learning Language Online: Reflections And Reviews
Learning Language Online I’m an English teacher, but the first language I was taught was French. Like many, I started at middle school and continued to GCSE level. I found […]
Objects, Subjects and the Banking Model
“There is no teaching without learning” Paulo Freire Paulo Freire and the Banking Model of Education are perhaps the two things I hear the most in my conversations with people […]