Alex ‘TEFLTastic‘ Case is fast emerging as my favourite TEFL blogger. Where the man finds time to sleep is beyond me, such is his prolific rate, not only of writing new articles but also for producing materials and teaching ideas that he freely shares on his blog. He has just added a great list of …
Monthly Archive: January 2009
Jan
26
What happened to ‘Football Culture’?
No, I’m not talking about the changes in soccer over the past decade or so caused by the huge influx of television money. I’m actually referring to the British Council website of the same name. I originally stumbled across Football culture seven or eight years ago and was immediately impressed. Basically, it was a language …
Jan
25
What the F—?
Inspired by the Silly Place Names thread on the forums. What are the residents of this town known as? I wonder what the mothers are called! What would you be learning at the Fucking High School? Does the Fucking Hospital help you with anything else? If your friend came from another town, he wouldn’t be …
Jan
21
Where will be Worst Hit by the Economic Situation?
So, ‘which teaching destination will be worst hit by economic meltdown‘ asks Optimus, in a poll over on the ELT World forums. From the looks of it, early voting seems to suggest that TEFL teachers in North America are going to bear the brunt of it. Join in the discussion here. Sphere: Related Content
Jan
21
Web Hosting for your Teaching Blog
The first thing most of us TEFL teachers do when we make the decission and start blogging is to opt for one of the many free blog hosting providers. This, of course, is one good option for those of us on a strict budget and unable to buy our own domain name or UK Web …
Jan
09
Free Online TESOL Courses
Thanks to Martin (mmcmorrow for pointing this one out on the ELT World Forums). That’s right folks, ELT oligarchs TESOL are offering a fairly comprehensive range of free six-week online teacher training courses. You don’t even have to be a member of TESOL to participate, although lunch is not included, apparently. Seriously though, all those …
Jan
05
Schools Blacklisting Teachers?
We all know of the practice of teachers warning others about dodgy schools, don’t we? Quite rightly, there is an ever increasing network of sources on the net warning teachers about the places not to go, the TEFL Blacklist being one of the best known, the schools mentioned often making their way onto the ELT …
Jan
02
I can’t compete with this
Happy new year to all of you, wherever you find yourself mired in the life of the professional TEFLer. Now, I’ve never resorted to getting my kit off in order to teach a particular language point and I’m sure my students are very grateful for that. Nevertheless, this particular ‘methodology’ may have something going for …