A Christmas Message
***Christmas has always been a favourite time of year for me. *** Yes, it’s a commercialised holiday with all the shopping and though the gifts may… Read More »A Christmas Message
commentary
These posts contain links to and commentary about aspects of the language teaching industry.
A language teacher’s Xmas wishlist [revisited]
As the end of another term, year, (world?) approaches, it’s natural to consider how things have shaped up compared to last year. It was around… Read More »A language teacher’s Xmas wishlist [revisited]
12 posts from 2012 I love
Last year, inspired by Adam Simpson’s 11 from 11 post, I wrote about posts from other blogs that I wish I had written. This year,… Read More »12 posts from 2012 I love
Thinking about #EAPchat, Year 2
As we approach the #EAPchat finale for 2012 on December 17, we also approach our 1st birthday in February and what better time to reflect our infancy… Read More »Thinking about #EAPchat, Year 2
Brief conference experience analysis and call for opinion
The conference experience My second post on my experiences at TESOL France Colloquium from November 16-18 focuses on an aspect of the conference that I… Read More »Brief conference experience analysis and call for opinion
La Folie en Tête
From November 14 – 22, France and Switzerland were my entire being. During my travels there, a great number of language teachers I’ve known for… Read More »La Folie en Tête
What classroom is perfect?
The ups and downs of our classrooms For me, the perfect classroom has: long, solid desks in a semi-circle facing the front, enough room for… Read More »What classroom is perfect?
Considerations of the LGBTQ in ELT materials
*2022 update: I hadn’t looked at this post in quite a while. I have updated a few terms throughout this post to reflect my own… Read More »Considerations of the LGBTQ in ELT materials