Category Archives: Teaching English in Asia

China Radio International investigation of EF

Posted on 30/11/2013 by alexcase

Some of the criticism is a bit random, but the reports of refusing refunds and Western-looking but non-native teachers seem genuine: Behind the Foreign Brand Name (radio programme and transcript)

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Janglish in Taiwan

Posted on 23/08/2013 by alexcase

Have been desperately searching for more evidence of the influence of Janglish (expressions made in Japan from English and other European sources) to make all that work on my big list of Janglish seem at least partly worthwhile, so was … Continue reading →

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New page with my 26 articles on teaching speaking

Posted on 06/02/2013 by alexcase

My articles on teaching speaking There are also links from there to pages with my many articles on teaching functional language and oral practice for particular grammar points.

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New germ free classrooms scrapped after scandal

Posted on 17/01/2013 by alexcase

Earlier this winter, one of the big two Japanese Eikaiwa (English conversation school) chains launched bacteria- and pollen-free teaching and learning booths with a loud speaker and pane of glass between the student and teacher, apparently inspired by prison interview … Continue reading →

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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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CMU and Unitefl – The greatest TEFL soap opera?

Posted on 14/10/2012 by alexcase

Now that Unitefl have made a few changes (some at my suggestion) to their course and (especially) website, I’ve rewritten my “Do not study with Unitefl Thailand” post as “A History of Chiang Mai University and Unitefl” – and quite a … Continue reading →

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University of Tokyo recruits first students able to graduate just through English

Posted on 11/10/2012 by alexcase

Just 27 so far, but is part of a trend that is almost balancing out the Japanese decline in housewife classes and interest in studying abroad (the other counterbalances being the recent start of compulsory lessons in primary schools and … Continue reading →

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Interview with the new ownership/ management of UniTEFL Thailand

Posted on 12/09/2012 by alexcase

I regularly turn down suggestions for TEFL dirt digging because I want to get back to the Past Perfect Continuous games that are my real forte. However, I don’t think I’d ever been offered as much unwanted info on anyone … Continue reading →

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Why aren't you a "celebrity tutor"?

Posted on 08/08/2012 by alexcase

“[A report] described how “star tutors” who can fill lecture halls have become a phenomenon in places like Hong Kong. [The report] cited two South Korean celebrity tutors: Woo Hyeong-cheol, who reportedly earns $3.9 million per year offering Web-based math classes … Continue reading →

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Mute English

Posted on 26/07/2012 by alexcase

Have just come across this Chinglish term for being able to understand English but not produce it orally, according to Wikipedia translated from the Chinese expression ya ba ying yu, and simply liked this compound noun so much that I wanted to spread the … Continue reading →

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