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 truth is that in poorer or […]
Reconsidering the Role of the Teacher
by Michael Fletcher As a zealous, overly-confident, but ultimately well-intentioned newly qualified teacher, I cherished the responsibility of attending parent’s evening, primarily due to the sense of significance it afforded […]
The Recent History of Pronunciation Teaching in English Language Teaching
by Steve Hirschhorn In Europe, pronunciation teaching prior to the late 19th c relied largely on imitation along with approximations derived from spelling and so, unsurprisingly, little was written on […]
Socratic Circles in the EFL Classroom
Socratic Circles in the EFL Classroom The face of the EFL classroom is changing. Deep transformations are being introduced and tested practically on a daily basis. And with the spur […]
The Dangers of The Diagnostic Test – What Happened Next?
The Dangers of The Diagnostic Test – What Happened Next? A couple of months ago, I wrote an article for this magazine about what I termed the ‘Dangers of the […]
It Never Got Weird Enough for Me…So I Made It Weirder
It Never Got Weird Enough for Me…So I Made It Weirder It can get weird fast, teaching English, but as Hunter S. Thompson said, “It never got weird enough for […]
How You Can Learn from The Politeness of Qatar
How You Can Learn from the Politeness of Qatar *Miryokuteki Hinshitsu This is a true story. It happened to me a few days ago while I was flying from Athens […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Daniel Barber
Phil Wade Interviews: Daniel Barber Daniel Barber is a teacher, trainer and writer based in Cádiz, Spain. He has taught for 22 years, in Mexico, the UK and Spain. He […]
An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words
An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words Error-correction has long been a domain for debate and a persistent bane of teachers’ life. In fact, error-correction […]
The Dangers of the Diagnostic Test in Exam Classes
The Dangers of the Diagnostic Test in Exam Classes Having recently completed the Extended Assignment for DELTA Module 3 with a focus on teaching exam classes I felt empowered. What […]