Infographics are everywhere at the moment, which personally speaking I'm quite glad of as it makes looking at statistics a lot easier and a lot more fun, though there is always the mantra to remember when looking at these things:... Continue Reading →
There's a fascinating interview in the Guardian's Science Weekly Podcast with Daniel Everett, academic and linguist, who's spent a lot of time working with the Pirahã people in the Amazon, and has concluded amongst other things, that his findings do not... Continue Reading →
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 →
