Apply for the Annual Pearson English Global Teacher Award
Annual Pearson English Global Teacher Award is open for the 3rd year Friday 5th October 2018: Pearson English, part of the digital learning company Pearson, went live with its Global […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 and high school that is common […]
Indie Authors and Publishers: Where Do We Go From Here?
By Julie Pratten While the debate about print books becoming extinct and digital taking over is still raging, for the time being, physical books are still very much with us […]
Interview with Peter Read, Trainer in Business English
By Sharyn Collins Peter Read, LL.B, FCILA, CELTA is an English Teacher and Trainer with a background in ESP who has taught students with different levels of linguistic skill, ability […]
Reconceptualising Authenticity for English as a Global Language
by Richard S. Pinner 2016 Multilingual Matters Taking a position on the authenticity continuum Book review by Erzsébet Békés I came across the issue of authenticity a couple of months […]
Academic Writing Buddy
A proposal to establish an international academic writing buddy system for mentoring and being mentored, with a view to getting published. Comments from teachers and educationalists would be greatly appreciated […]
How to Develop and Thrive as a Teacher without Taking CELTA or TESOL
By Ahmad Zaytoun When experience and qualifications are discussed in English language teaching, TEFL, CELTA, TESOL, and DELTA instantly spring to mind. However, the truth is that in poorer or […]
Speak Out, But Be Heard: Against Sexual Harassment in ELT
Speak Out, But Be Heard: Against Sexual Harassment in ELT About thirty years ago I walked out of my fully funded MPhil/PhD position because I could no longer deal with […]