In his second guest post on this blog, Dave Cosby thinks about forcing changes on languages and considers the sound-spelling relationships apparent in English. Above all, he admonishes, just Say what you see... Here in Portugal the language is undergoing... Continue Reading →
As part of explaining their approach to "open journalism", The Guardian has just released an advert depicting a version of the classic "three little pigs" story as it might have transpired today. They might as well have hung a banner... Continue Reading →
I once observed a colleague, also a great friend, who was possibly a little paranoid about running out of material in his classes, particularly the young learner classes. Before the class he gave me a copy of his lesson plan,... Continue Reading →
For anyone interested in the future of the English language, a fascinating BBC documentary is currently available to download here: BBC - Podcasts - Documentaries. Titled "English in the East", the first episode of a two part series focuses on... Continue Reading →
How much are you worth? « EFL thoughts and reflections. There's a great discussion on Phil Wade's blog on the issues in the profession relating to qualifications and earnings. If it doesn't really get us anywhere, what's the point in... Continue Reading →
On my browser I have a folder marked “Further Investigation”. It contains all the bookmarks to various websites and the like that I've spotted and intended to look into in more depth - but which I clearly didn't. Where remembered,... Continue Reading →
Apparently teflgeek has been nominated for the best blog of 2011 in the "Macmillan Dictionary Love English Awards"! Which was a bit of a surprise - but huge thanks to whoever put teflgeek forwards - much appreciated! The criteria for... Continue Reading →
Huge thanks to Teaching English | British Council, who've just awarded this site their Featured blog of the month award! Needless to say I'm immensely chuffed at the award, which was given for the 12 days of geekmas series - the... Continue Reading →
That's right! In honour of that special time of year, when morale starts once again to lift in anticipation of the holiday season, teflgeek is preparing it's very own twelve days of geekmas. teflgeek's taken one of the most beloved... Continue Reading →
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