Category Archives: Teaching English in Europe

What does Brexit mean for TEFL?

Posted on 24/06/2016 by alexcase

The answer is, of course, that nobody knows because it all depends on various negotiations and maybe individual policies of the countries involved on working visas, but here are some possibilities: Americans finally have equal opportunities with Brits when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Almost all Politecnico di Milano degrees in English from next academic year

Posted on 07/05/2014 by alexcase

Italy being Italy, sounds like it took some doing to introduce the change: Milan University to teach most degrees in English on thelocal.it, from an original story in La Repubblica.

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Expect a flood of criminal TEFLers to a school near you

Posted on 27/08/2013 by alexcase

According to the EL Gazette all British Council inspected schools in the UK will need to conduct criminal record checks from 2014, so if the country or school you are in doesn’t insist on such checks a whole bunch of … Continue reading →

Posted in British Council accreditation, EL Gazette | Tagged | 2 Comments

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.

Posted in Speaking, Teaching English in Bosnia, Teaching English in Thailand | 2 Comments

Even the Danish planning to start English younger

Posted on 05/12/2012 by alexcase

Despite a complete lack of evidence that either is needed or will help: School reform calls for English in first grade (sigh) However, it must also be said that the arguments used by governments for scrapping English in primary schools … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English in Western Europe | 1 Comment

London summer schools down 35 percent in 2012

Posted on 11/11/2012 by alexcase

No info on where that stat came from nor conclusions on whether it was mainly the Olympics or something else, but still… Were the Olympics bad for (TEFL) business? Loads more TEFL stats via the tag of that name below.

Posted in TEFL in the UK | Tagged | 2 Comments

Plenty of TEFL jobs in Spain despite the recession?

Posted on 20/08/2012 by alexcase

This piece of PR fluff not even trying to pretend to be journalism doesn’t provide any evidence at all for its claim that  “there is currently a high demand for English teachers here”, but it is certainly conceivable when even … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English in Spain | 4 Comments

Action for ESOL

Posted on 17/07/2012 by alexcase

I’ve never really had any involvement with the ESOL* world in the UK, but it was the topic of one of the best ever guest posts that I’ve published here. It also looks like that side of learning English is … 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 →

Posted in Food vocabulary, Present perfect, Teaching English in Spain, TEFL | Comments Off on New articles on teaching English to adults and kids July 2012

Minimal pairs for Spanish speaking learners of English

Posted on 17/06/2012 by alexcase

Ones in blue linked to graded lists of minimal pairs. Will add more as more lists go up. Article on pronunciation for Spanish speakers also now available here. Updated 19 July 2020. If you like this and want more, please … Continue reading →

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