Author Archives: alexcase

Results of time and motion studies on TEFLers

Posted on 13/07/2012 by alexcase

One of our big corporate clients specialises in doing time and motion studies to work out how manufacturing processes can be improved and how piecework at different parts of the process can be paid in a fair and equal way. … Continue reading →

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Highlights from EtP and MET magazines for under ten pounds a year?

Posted on 11/07/2012 by alexcase

Have just come across the new website from the publishers of both English Teaching Professional and Modern English Teacher magazines, with highlights from their archives plus some extra content: ELTknowledge.com As it would cost you 28 pounds for an online … Continue reading →

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New articles on teaching English to adults and kids July 2012

Posted on 09/07/2012 by alexcase

Been a while since I did one of these posts, so quite a long list this time. Young learners Adding useful language to craftwork activities – LINK FIXED Fun food lessons for kids – LINK FIXED Teaching shapes to EFL kids – LINK … Continue reading →

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Why you should read my TEFL articles

Posted on 07/07/2012 by alexcase

The reasons are: – Because I spend more time brainstorming and looking for ideas than anyone in their right mind would ever want to or find time to – Er, that’s it If that’s persuaded you, here’s my archive of … Continue reading →

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Cambridge CELTA and TEFL International – a comparison

Posted on 05/07/2012 by alexcase

Someone has written to me asking for my general opinion of TEFL International, and as there is so much information on this blog that it is hardly manageable I thought I had to repackage it in some way. This comparison … Continue reading →

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An odd reaction by a TEFL course to bad publicity

Posted on 04/07/2012 by alexcase

Someone has been posting official (and therefore positive) TEFL International videos on YouTube with the keywords “scam” and “blacklist” all over the them, presumably with the aim of pushing posts which really claim that TEFL International is a scam or should be … Continue reading →

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The modernist approach to authentic texts

Posted on 03/07/2012 by alexcase

I really appreciate the regular news lessons from sites tlike The Grauniad and BreakingNewsEnglish, but I can’t work out why most of them have the exact same activities week after week. For me, repeating the same activity over and over … Continue reading →

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Confidence in the teacher

Posted on 02/07/2012 by alexcase

As far as getting something out of a language class goes, students having confidence in their teacher is probably almost as important as them having confidence in their own ability to learn. I have yet to see a whole article on … Continue reading →

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I-Spy book for TEFLers

Posted on 29/06/2012 by alexcase

Although I’m not a great fan of walking round collecting errors to throw up on the board at the end of the lesson*, it must be said that anything that keeps teachers alert during lessons that is not connected to … Continue reading →

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Franchising – An easy way for schools to make money?

Posted on 27/06/2012 by alexcase

My old school Shane has started doing the rounds of Franchise Expos in the hope of setting up franchises in new countries, with Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore on the list so far and a franchise already set … Continue reading →

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