Who needs qualifications to teach eh?
This is a short post. If you haven’t read this article then I’d suggest you do. If you’re thinking of training to become a teacher I’d suggest you do. If you’re working in another field but interested...
View ArticleClassroom design
I mentioned in a previous post about people I know who are setting up schools. Well, I visited one before it was finished was interested to look at the rooms. Of course, the building work was still...
View Article100 posts
This is my 100th post. I was quite surprised to realise it but WordPress can’t be wrong. To celebrate I thought of doing a ‘looking back in…’ post but then thought that it would be a bit dull so I...
View ArticleA good day to moan
Bad lessons call for reflection to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. It doesn’t help wallowing in fail mode. So, by the time I got out of the building I was already figuring out what was...
View ArticleI resit therefore I am
I have resit students. Why? Because they failed the course and need to do it again. Fair enough but resit students bring with them one or two points to consider: 1)Motivation. Are they motivated to...
View ArticleCancellations and noshows
121, private and corporate teaching share a common difficulty. What is it you may ask? Well, it is that they have a higher chance of cancellations and noshows. Now, if you have some kind of...
View ArticleEAP, the lack of
I first taught EAP back in 2002 when it was all the rage. We had few books but loads of foundation and pre-MA students who all needed to be prepared for the demands of studying in an English uni. The...
View ArticleNumbers
5,10,20,40,60. These are important numbers in my teaching life. They dictate what I do, how much of it I do and when. They are the contact hours, course hours or teaching hours I have with students and...
View ArticleThe joy of tests
I have taught a bit of a dull topic in grammar class for the past week. to treat the students I’ve provided several interesting online English resources to reward them for their hard work. I’ve given...
View ArticleRacist pronunciation work
I’ve never been a fan of pron work. Back in the day, students learned the symbols then spent hours in the lab listening to natives and covering themselves in saliva as they wrestled with their tongues....
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