From Language School Teacher to Successful Freelancer

From Language School Teacher to Successful Freelancer In this podcast with Tim Thompson, Tim explains the steps. He took to go from being a language school teacher to a successful […]
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 […]
National Geographic’s “Life, Vietnam Edition”: First Impressions

by Alistair Elliott Life in Vietnam: As with many developing countries, Vietnam is continuing to make a significant push to improve its English language skills. From the early 1990s, the […]
To Collocate or not to Collocate?

By Kiki Xynta My Experience When I was invited to write the article for this magazine, I thought it would be a great opportunity to offer some of the experience […]
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 […]
Why We Need Dissenters

by Nick Michelioudakis The thread: A couple of days ago, a colleague, (Marek Kiczkowiak) posted something on the IATEFL Facebook group about why someone should have to be a member […]
Lesson Plan: The Danger of A Single Story

(taken from Chimamanda Adichie’s TED talk) By Suriati Abas, Intended for university students Synopsis of Adichie’s story: In this TED talk, a Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, warns against listening to […]
Keep Your Students Connected and Engaged with H5P

By Valerie Sartor We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student teachers, asking […]
Interview with Elisabeth Bekes, EFL Teacher and So Much More!

By Sharyn Collins Elizabeth, you continue to have an extraordinary and fascinating life, could you tell me where it all began? I was born in 1952 in Budapest. My sister […]
Reconceptualising Authenticity for English as a Global Language

by Richard S. Pinner 2016 Multilingual Matters Taking a position on the authenticity continuum Book review by Erzsébet Békés I came across the issue of authenticity a couple of months […]