Post Academy Life
By Troy Nahumko Open a job search for ESL job openings around the world at any time of the year and a sunny southern corner of Europe is bound to […]
Teaching Tolerance
By Corinna Keefe I was standing in front of the class, writing on the blackboard. We were playing a word game in our weekly English conversation class. My teenage students […]
Impressing your Students with Your Youtube Skills
By Tory Thorkelson As teachers, we are certainly aware of the place technology will take in the classroom whether we want it to or not. One reason I like to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Teaching through Context: Bringing the World into Your Classroom
Teaching through Context: Bringing the World into Your Classroom Nowadays, with the development of technology, we hear almost every day about how important it is to make learning more interesting, […]
The Alphabet Franca
The Alphabet Franca There are about 46 different alphabets in use today and about 7,000 languages, excluding dialects.It is no surprise, therefore that at some stage, there arose a great […]
Book Review: Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research
Book Review: Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research Identity issues for language teachers are like layers of an onion: the outer layer is personal and professional identity for educators in […]
Opening a Language School in Japan – What I wish I’d Known
Opening a Language School in Japan – What I wish I’d Known I arrived in Japan in June 1999, after almost 20 years working as a high school teacher in […]
40 + Essential Resources for Your Teaching Library
40 + Essential Resources for Your Teaching Library Since I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with building my teaching library. A library can be many things — a place of […]