The "associação portuguesa de professores de inglês" (Portuguese Association of teachers of English) had their conference last weekend and by all accounts a fun time was had by all, though I didn't get down to Lisbon this time. Some TEFL's... Continue Reading →
A very handy resource that I came across whilst trying to work out what was meant by "lockstep" in an ELT context... The image of classes of learners marching side by side up and down the road didn't seem quite... Continue Reading →
“Teacher No!” “Teacher, I have three tests this week!” Chances are, you’ve probably experienced the chorus of protest and dismay as you blithely announce the homework task of the day. Or alternatively as you ask your learners to present the... Continue Reading →
Michael Zimmer's "issuu" guide to technology for teachers: You'll have heard about many of the technologies that he mentions - but many you probably won't have a clue about! In an accessible, handy one page per technology format, Michael explains... Continue Reading →
The Guardian careers section is holding a live Q&A session with a panel of TEFL experts. The live Q&A kicks off at 1pm (London time) - so in about 25 minutes! You can access the discussion here: http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/tefl-careers The discussion is... Continue Reading →
Back on the 4th March, I posted about the imminent creation of the TED-ED Brain Trust who were inviting people to register their interest in the TED-ED project. TED-ED have now just launched the brain trust as a forum for all... Continue Reading →
… but you can’t make it put together a successful piece of writing. The whole hoof thing and lack of opposable thumbs gets in the way of text creation in general and successful writing in particular. Language learners on the... Continue Reading →
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