The Essence and True Purpose of Education
by By Rooman Raza Qureshi – aka RRQ “Give me a fish and I’ll eat for a day, teach me to fish and I’ll eat for a lifetime.” This Chinese […]
Teaching at an English Summer Camp in South Korea
By Raquel Thoesen The summer of 2014 looked a bit different for me than for most other university students back home. It took place in the muggy August air of […]
Practice Mindfulness to Improve your Communication
by Fernanda Carvalho The other day I had an insightful conversation with one of my students about feeling shy and uncomfortable when interacting with people in English, whether in formal […]
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 […]
Funny Tales from the English Zone
By Todd Squitieri At some time or other, most if not all EFL teachers have encountered some really funny situations. As a teacher in South Korea, I found myself in […]
Teaching Diverse L1 Learners in the Adult ESL Classroom
By Natalie S. Johnson Many ESL teachers have classroom experience in countries where learners all speak the same first language or L1. Some may also share cultural circumstances. However, with […]
Cantonese Dreams, Global Digital Voices
By Chris Panell “That will never happen, Mr. Panell.” We had been discussing the year 2047, the date for Hong Kong to be “fully integrated” into mainland China. My Year […]
Examining Adult Learners in More Detail
By Maroussa Pavli PART 1 A description of adult strengths & weaknesses If you’ve read my previous article entitled ‘Useful thoughts on teaching adults’, you’ll have seen a discussion on […]
Why You Should Use Laptops in Your Classroom
By Dana Mizrahi Junior High School Principal and English Teacher, Hadassim Youth Village In January 2018, Israel’s Athena Fund launched its new program, Laptops for Every English Teacher. As part […]
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 […]