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  • Learning And Communicative Strategies August 23, 2012
    Communicative strategies are systematic techniques employed by a speaker to express his meaning when faced with some difficulty and the difficulty here refers to the speaker’s inadequate command of the language used in the interaction (Faerch & Kasper, 1983:16). On the other hand, the term learning strategies has been defined as “the higher-order skills […]
  • Review: Teaching Unplugged by Luke Meddings and Scott Thornbury August 13, 2012
    by Hall Houston About 8 years ago, I read an article titled “Teaching Unplugged” by Scott Thornbury in It’s for Teachers magazine. The article described a new approach to teaching languages that de-emphasized coursebooks and other teaching materials, and stressed real communication between students. This approach was loosely based on a Danish film […]
  • Living and Working in Japan: A guide for US Citizens May 23, 2012
    Japan is a stable, highly developed parliamentary democracy with a modern economy. Tourist facilities are widely available, except in coastal areas of Northeast Japan still recovering from the aftermath of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. Below is a comprehensive list of all the information you should read before visiting or relocating to […]
  • Experience a New Culture When you Teach English in China May 21, 2012
    The human desire to help others is an innate one. This is why, despite the negative aspects, people are still very attracted to the profession of teaching, notes Thomas Galvin. It has been regarded for centuries as a very noble job, and no doubt this will continue for centuries to come. Many teachers these […]
  • The Importance of Vocabulary Roots in AP English April 16, 2012
    The Advanced placement exams are very important for students, suggests Joseph Paul, as they look very good on the students’ report cards and also help them to get credit in certain universities which helps them to save a major portion of the tuition money demanded from students who have not cleared the exam. The […]
  • Business Translation: A Useful TEFL Sideline? April 8, 2012
    The use of translation in business is heavily underestimated and misunderstood. However translation has a big part to play in business and is rapidly becoming one of the most useful things an organisation can use to get ahead in the business world. Whether it be using in-house translators to transcribe documents, official papers […]
  • How to Judge the Quality of Language Learning Software March 21, 2012
    We all know that learning a language is a great way to enhance the look of your resume! Fortunately, there are lots of different options available to you to help you make that a reality. Out of the vast number of options available to you, the option that provides you with the most […]
  • The worst ELT interview questions… and how to answer them March 12, 2012
    Some friends of Naturegirl123 were talking about interview questions that they got. Here are some difficult ones to answer and suggested answers. What religion are you?/ Are you X religion? This could be a legit question if you’re applying to a religious school. If you have the same religion as the school, simply say […]
  • Invoice factoring as a way of financing your language school March 12, 2012
    You’re looking into alternative ways to keep the finances in order in your burgeoning language school. Why not consider invoice factoring? Please don’t think of invoice factoring as a loan because it’s actually something quite different to that: it is more correctly defined as the acquisition of a financial asset. What does that mean? […]
  • Language Classes… Heat Up Careers! March 9, 2012
    Whether you love the snow or can’t wait until the warmer days of spring, this is a time of year when we all start to get a little stir-crazy, suggests Charlotte Evans. Winter was fun back in December but now the cold temperatures and extra layers of clothing are starting to feel a bit […]

The worst ELT interview questions… and how to answer them

They answered the questions. Could you?

Some friends of Naturegirl123 were talking about interview questions that they got. Here are some difficult ones to answer and suggested answers.

What religion are you?/ Are you X religion?

This could be a legit question if you’re applying to a religious school. If you have the same religion as the school, simply say [...]

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March 12th, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Advice, Avoiding bad jobs, Benefits of certificates, Best places to teach, Dealing with job burnout, Forum for women, Getting teachers to collaborate | Leave a comment

Alternative Careers: Health Care Administration

Time for a career in health admin?

The modern health care business is a viable alternative for tired TEFLers: full of doctors, nurses, as well as technicians who all have to work in an efficiently running workplace. Consequently, health care administrators center their work on the decision making aspects of medical facilities. Online colleges which deliver a health care administration degree [...]

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January 3rd, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Advice, Avoiding bad jobs | Leave a comment

Alternative careers: Criminal Justice

Have you considered a career in criminal justice?

In this post we continue our journey into the investigation of alternative career options for those wishing to get out of language teaching. Have you ever considered criminal justice? If not, now might be the time to look into this exciting career.

Obtaining an online criminal justice degree opens the door to a vast [...]

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December 9th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: Advice, Avoiding bad jobs | Leave a comment

Alternative careers: financial accountant

Financial accounting is a viable alternative to TEFL

Are you looking to get out of TEFL and start an alternative career? You could do worse that get qualified to become an accountant.

Let’s start with a fairly straightforward definition: A financial analyst is generally someone who has a business degree and who analyzes the financial data of corporations, studies their trade activities, [...]

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November 24th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: Advice, Avoiding bad jobs, Discussion, Is TEFL for you?, Leaving TEFL | Leave a comment

Alternative careers: IRS enrolled agent

Back when I was a young TEFL, Iain, a good friend also started out on a new career as an IRS Enrolled Agent. I though he’d sold out on a meaningless career at the time, but a recent conversation got me thinking. Firstly, what kind of continuing education do we need to pursue to [...]

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August 29th, 2011 | Category: Advice, Avoiding bad jobs | Leave a comment
 
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