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Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers

Books for EFL Teachers

Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers There is always help and advice available on books for ELT teachers. Whether it is from Facebook groups, forums or from colleagues, you […]

My A-Z of Teaching English in Korea and Vietnam

My A-Z of Teaching English in Korea and Vietnam

My A-Z of Teaching English in Korea and Vietnam There are an estimated 250,000 native English speakers teaching English as a foreign language in over 40,000 institutions.  Although the world […]

5 Ways to Remember Students’ Names

5 Ways to Remember Students Names

5 Ways to Remember Students’ Names In my many years of teaching, perhaps the biggest challenge I think is remembering students’ names. At the peak, I had up to 6 […]

How NOT to Email Your Teacher, Professor or TA

How NOT to Email Your Teacher

Perhaps it is because midterms are fast approaching, but my sensitivity to the emails my students are sending me always has clear peaks and valleys. I am quite understanding at […]

Which English Test is Best for You?

ENGLISH TEST

I sometimes tease my students by saying, “Do you TOIEC?” or “Do you TOEFL?” since those are apparently the most popular of the commercial English tests available here in Korea […]

How to Prepare for Your English Test

How to Prepare for Your English Test

In my previous article, I discussed a few of the many English tests available online and offline. However, before you register and pay for the examination of your choice, it […]

We-ism: Consensus and Unity Spirit

We-ism: Consensus and Unity Spirit

We-ism is a critical cultural concept of Korea, and much of the rest of Asia, promoting group consensus and activity, over the assertion of individuality. “… rather than the individual, […]

How to Publish a Book (and How NOT to!)

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 […]