Author Archives: alexcase

Pearson to lose control of Penguin?

Posted on 01/11/2012 by alexcase

Nobody has quite written about it that way, but that seems to be the upshot of Bertlesmann taking a 53 percent share of the company that will be formed by the merger of Random House and Penguin. I can’t imagine … Continue reading →

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Human resources/ Job applications materials expanded

Posted on 01/11/2012 by alexcase

Have added some new worksheets and sorted out the old ones: Personnel and recruitment English games and other worksheets

Posted in Business English and ESP | Leave a comment

TEFL International and me

Posted on 01/11/2012 by alexcase

I got really tired of people avoiding the issues in my posts on TEFL International by claiming that the number of posts on that organisation proves (on its own) that I have it in for them. So tired was I, in … Continue reading →

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New worksheets and articles October 2012

Posted on 29/10/2012 by alexcase

Articles How to teach English for architects – LINK FIXED Fun activities for architectural vocabulary – LINK FIXED Videos for prepositions of position – LINK FIXED Using arts to practice prepositions of position – LINK FIXED Worksheets IELTS Speaking Part One topics and tenses … Continue reading →

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The transgender TEFL teacher

Posted on 28/10/2012 by alexcase

Have just tried my best to contribute something to an interesting thread on the topic on TEFL.net: Questions from a prospective transgender teacher Better contributions than mine needed please!

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30 meetings/ negotiations communication games and other worksheets

Posted on 27/10/2012 by alexcase

Updated to be all on one page and better organised: Meetings and negotiations materials/ links

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Cheating on online TEFL courses?

Posted on 27/10/2012 by alexcase

How much of a problem is it? Well, enough for i-to-i to give this very strong but unconvincing warning about the consequences of trying to do so: The REAL consequences of cheating on your TEFL (LINK BROKEN removed 5 March 2017) … Continue reading →

Posted in i-to-i TEFL, Online TEFL certificate | 1 Comment

100,000 foreign English teachers in China?

Posted on 27/10/2012 by alexcase

So claims this article from Forbes, which also has the fact that in almost every country in the survey women had better English than men: English – The global language of business? Click on the Stats tag below for more … Continue reading →

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Teaching Architectural English

Posted on 26/10/2012 by alexcase

Have just added two new articles of mine on the topic and a free workbook by someone else to my worksheets and links page: English for architects activities page

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Functional language – about 100 games, worksheets, articles and lists

Posted on 22/10/2012 by alexcase

Finally properly organised here: Teaching functions materials and teaching ideas

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