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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How to Use Ready-Made Mind Maps in Your Business Classes
How to Use Ready-Made Mind Maps in Your Business Classes A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. It starts with…
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