Another 4 Stupid decisions your TEFL colleagues make and why they make them

The follow up to my earlier article appears not on this blog but on Alex Case’s excellent TEFL Tastic. I did this for two reasons, firstly so that everyone coming here can find their way to this excellent blog and, just as importantly, vice versa.
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4 Stupid decisions your TEFL colleagues make and why they make them

Most of the people you know and work with persevere in making dumb decisions that they know are clearly wrong. The worst thing is, you’re a person that someone knows and you’re just as guilty of doing stupid stuff in their eyes. The good news is that there is almost always a good reason why [...]

They keep us in a job #2

More from the folks who are in need of a little extra schooling. Can you spot the mistakes in each of these signs?

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They keep us in a job #1

The folks who wrote these are in need of a little extra schooling. Can you spot the mistakes in each of these signs?

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6 simple reasons why your TEFL resume sucks

Another lunchtime chat with the boss, another great idea for a blog post. Although, technically speaking, she now only has to deal with formulaic online job applications, my boss has years of experience of weeding out rubbish CVs, the reasons she suggested why yours might be ending up in the garbage are sometimes startlingly simple. [...]

Bilingual babies get a head start before they can even talk

Here’s an interesting finding from the National Geographic:
Even before they can babble a single word, babies in bilingual households may get a head start in life, according to a team of scientists in Italy. Rather than confusing babies, hearing more than one language gives newborns a mental boost, according to the new study, which tested [...]

CLIL for dummies?

Big Alex Case has just published some great material for history, moving daringly into CLIL territory. What the Hell is CLIL, I hear you ask? Content and Language Integrated Learning, or CLIL as it’s better known, is basically where a regular classroom subject, such as history, is taught in the target language rather than the [...]

Custom essay writing – who benefits?

Academic performance is becoming increasingly challenging in a more and more pressured environment, this will be especially noticeable for those of us working at the tertiary level. Term paper writing and essays can be a nightmare if you struggle with such things and I klnow a lot of my students fail to master the necessary [...]

The TEFL Jobs Revolution has begun

Are you sick to death of seeing TEFL job ads like this one:
“Wait staff positions available November 1st for restaurant at intimate and remote hotel in Mexico (nearest city: Puerto Vallarta).
Verana’s reputation and quality is based on our high standards and focus on first class service, eclectic styling and decor. Our staff deals with our [...]

Do you have a UK pension that you don’t know about?

The issue of pensions in the country where you live compared with the state pension in the UK was raised recently on the Turkey forum. Without doubt, among the most important financial decisions you’re likely to make in your life are those concerning your retirement. In order to have a secure future with at least [...]

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