Monthly Archives: June 2007

Ukraine: tough but rewarding

Ukraine is a country struggling to establish an independent identity. Presently, several state-building concepts are vying for predominance; the outcome could have a profound influence on the development of civil society across Central and Eastern Europe. The following article by Tanya … Continue reading

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Turkey: questions and answers

This article by Adam Simpson can be found in full at the One Stop English online Magazine:EFL in TurkeyTEFL in Turkey is a still thriving industry, though not quite as big as the boom years of the 1980s. There are … Continue reading

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Cameroon: It’s Milla Time

This article by David Lewis can be found in full at the One Stop English online Magazine:When I first told people I was going to work in Cameroon, the most common reaction was: ‘Why?’. The second was: ‘It’s in Africa, … Continue reading

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Czech Republic: Small town Czechs

This article by Greg Kerry can be found in full at the One Stop English online Magazine:Most people considering teaching in the Czech Republic (or Czechia as some are trying to say these days) would start with a list of the largest towns … Continue reading

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Diploma in Teaching English to Adults: The DELTA

This is the official information from the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations website.You have opted for the rewarding career of teaching English to speakers of other languages, and now need to consider a higher qualification in order to develop as … Continue reading

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Living and Teaching in Argentina

Buenos Aires is a mixture of the cities of Paris, Rome and Madrid. It’s one of the most sophisticated cities in Latin America, and very European.As any other city in the world tourists need to take precautions when going out, … Continue reading

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Living the dream

Moving abroad to teach English is an exciting prospect, but you need to do your planning properly, says Jenny Johnson The complete article can be found at Education Guardian.Christmas is over and along with all those New Year’s resolutions you … Continue reading

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Baptism of ‘absolute freak-out’

Elizabeth Buie’s full article can be found at the Times Educational Supplement. The language development of migrant children is one of the most common political challenges, conference is told Failure to make provision for the broad range of community languages … Continue reading

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ELT reconstruction in post-invasion Iraq

Ala’ Hussein Oda surveys the task of ELT reconstruction in post-invasion Iraq Teaching English in Iraq has undergone drastic changes since the fall of the former regime. The first in a series of eight textbooks, The New English Course for … Continue reading

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Teaching with a Smile in Vietnam

Cheap living and charming students make working in bustling Ho Chi Minh City an unexpected pleasure, reports Rebecca Norris This article originally appears in the Education Guardian. Vietnam is the twelfth happiest country in the world, according to a recent … Continue reading

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