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- ELT World TEFL Website of the month: ELT ChatELT Chat With the current big bang-scale increase of the twittersphere, a new type of chat has surfaced for English language professionals. The wonderful #ELTChat is currently being moderated by Twitter TEFL heavyweights @ShellTerrell, @Marisa_C, @englishraven, and @olafelch (although the … Continue reading → […]
- United States: Subject Matters – Reading, Writing… and Readying for TestsIt’s the best of times and the worst of times, exclaims the unusually Dickensian CNN, for English teachers as they find themselves more accountable than ever for the academic success of their students, while balancing new technologies that change time-honored … Continue reading → […]
- United States: Feds Make ELLs a Priority for Tests Based on Common-Core StandardsThe federal government, notes Education Week, is intending to provide grants for the development of English-language-proficiency assessments that are aligned with the national common-core standards. The proposed grant competition would push the country toward more uniformity for the definition of … Continue reading → […]
- Vietnam: Pilot English Teaching Project is Hit by Staff Shortage and Poor SkillsFactors including a serious lack of facilities, as well as a shortage of qualified teachers have adversely affected the Ministry of Education and Training’s pilot English language teaching programme for primary school children, notes VietnamNet. Read more on this… Post … Continue reading → […]
- Would you have done this for a job?Simple question: would you have done what this person did to try and get a job in the Gulf? She flew me to Qatar on a 1-way ticket (despite my several written requests for a return ticket since it seemed … Continue reading → […]
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My EduBlog Awards nominations
So, here are my nominations for this year’s awards: Best individual blog Kalinago English Karenne Sylvester’s blog was recently the recipient of the inaugural ELT World TEFL Website of the month award. Karenne has, basically, managed to foster a sense … Continue reading
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The good, the bad and the ugly (TEFL blog happenings)
Here’s what I’ve been reading over the last week or so… God-like genius: T is for Teacher Training – Scott Thornbury doin’ the Bull Dance. Feelin’ the flow. Workin’ it. Workin’ it. This blog is technotronic: mLearning misconceptions – Gavin … Continue reading
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TEFL Blog roundup: September
It’s been a while since I did one of these, but here we go with a few of the things I’ve been reading over the last month. Enjoy… What would you do… if you had to sit this exam? – … Continue reading
TEFL Blog roundup
Here are a few of the things I’ve been reading over the last few weeks. Enjoy… ESL & Happiness – The English Corner: for English teachers in China How are TEFL courses structured? – The TEFL Times: The only online … Continue reading
The TEFL ‘Catch 22′ and how we can escape it (part one)
A couple of recent Alex Case articles have addressed the issue of pay in TEFL and its implications. I greatly enjoy Alex’s blog, as those of you who come here regularly will know, but I feel I needed to respond … Continue reading
Old post revisited: Was your Four-week TEFL Course Worth it?
This again is in reponse to an article on big Alex’s TEFL Tastic blog questioning the merits of doing the CELTA course. The respondents, of which I was the first, seem to agree that the author’s opinions need to be … Continue reading
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