Category Archives: Teaching English in Africa

TEFL in Libya in 2013

Posted on 13/06/2013 by alexcase

While writing a TEFL Newsroom story on a recent English UK trip there, I did a bit of research of how much Libyan TEFL had recovered since the 2011 revolution/ civil war. None of the schools I contacted got back … Continue reading →

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Macmillan admits to offering bribes to get textbook contract

Posted on 14/05/2010 by alexcase

Full story in the Torygraph here. Ironically, Macmillan publish a graded reader in which “our hero is caught accepting a bribe” http://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Longer-Ease-Intermediate-Macmillan/dp/1405072997

Posted in ELT publishing, Macmillan, Teaching English in Africa | 2 Comments

TEFL reality

Posted on 26/08/2009 by alexcase

…which I really need to remember as a writer now that I have found an untypically decent school: “The idea that I could improve the lives of the Rwandan people sounded ambitious, considering I had no experience as an educationalist. … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Africa, Teaching English in Asia, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL | Tagged | 1 Comment