The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT
Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]
The Value of Attending Conferences
Having been fortunate enough to attend a number of ELT conferences this year, I have decided to provide an overview of the last two, namely the IATEFL Hungary conference entitled […]
How to Publish a Book (and How NOT to!)
Every teacher dreams of compiling their best teaching ideas into a solid book at some point in their career, I suspect. It might be to use as a textbook for […]
Why Not Teach English through Comics?
According to Jeff Hughes of the American TESOL Institute, his teachers used to criticize comic books in his youth stating “these books have zero educational value!” Nevertheless, he has testified […]
An Interview with John F. Faneslow
With Alexandra Chistyakova Interview with John F. Fanselow, professor emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, and a faculty member of the International Teacher Education Institute (iTDi). John F. Fanselow […]
A Short Linguistic Comment about the Novel “I Owe You One”, by Sophie Kinsella
By Giuseppe Carone Juliet: ‘What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.’ (‘Romeo and Juliet’, Act II, Scene 2, 1594-1596, ) […]
Stories without End
by Taylor Sapp Published by Alphabet Publishing As a teacher with more than 15 years experience in Japan and America teaching ESL students of all ages, and as someone who’s […]
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 […]
Common English Language Mistakes Made by Japanese Speakers
by Delic Meliha More and more Japanese continue to learn English, which is the common lingua franca across the globe and supposedly one of the easiest languages to learn. It […]
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 […]