From Mainstream to ESL Teaching
by Abigail Burrow Moving from mainstream to ESL is not a typical step in teaching. However, when I found myself in Asia on vacation…
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The Path to Pain-Free Speaking Exams
by Wayne Finley Students the world over look at speaking exams with absolute dread: a time for humiliation, embarrassment, shame and all the other…
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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…
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Reflection as an act of sharing and caring
By Vasiliki Lismani “Sharing is caring”. You might think “What a cliché!” but, as teachers we know that this is (or at least should…
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A Day in the Life of an EFL Teacher
By Paul Finnerty The fact that it’s mid-October and I’ve just got back from swimming in the sea rather sums up why I chose…
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How Important Can A Teacher’s Meeting Be?
By Leticia Sales As with most schools in Brazil, the one where I am a pedagogical coordinator has a teacher’s meeting (or branch) meeting…
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Et tu, Brute: A TESOL Tragedy
Et tu, Brute: A TESOL Tragedy Last month I took four weeks to complete one of the more reputed TESOL qualification courses available (no,…
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Using language notebooks with young learners
Using language notebooks with young learners As teachers, we always want our young students to be more effective at recording language. How often do…
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Critical Pedagogy – Cultural Capital
Cultural Capital Cultural capital refers to all the non-financial assets that aid social mobility. It’s all those little extras that help people change their…
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The Student’s Perspective: Three Steps to Active Reading
Three Steps to Active Reading The focus has been on teachers and teaching so far at EFL Magazine. Educators spend a lot more time…
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