Category Archives: Teaching English in Western Europe

TEFL bloggers of the world unite!

Posted on 12/03/2008 by alexcase

Thanks to all the people who have supported me in my fight (and the losing fights of Sandy McManus at TEFLtrade and Wally Windsor) against the vague threats and other bullying tactics of Mr Paul Lowe of Windsor Schools/ Windsor … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL heroes- Sandy McManus, TEFL scams, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, TEFL working conditions, Windsor Schools | 1 Comment

Becoming a TEFL course provider

Posted on 11/03/2008 by alexcase

You really do learn new stuff in TEFL all the time. Only a week ago I wrote an article on The Advantages and Disadvantages of Setting Up a TEFL Course  (something I did twice back when I was ambitious), and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge ESOL, CELTA, ELT management, links, Teaching English Abroad, TEFL, TEFL career planning, TEFL certificate, TEFL in the UK, TEFL qualifications, Trinity, Usingenglish, Via Lingua | 1 Comment

Letter from a reader- Windsor Schools

Posted on 05/03/2008 by alexcase

“Hello Alex,   I am writing to find out who owns your balanced “forum” of ideas. You will know that the web is a place for all-comers to denigrate others without the need for any material explanation or proof- some … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL, TEFL villains- Paul Lowe, Windsor Schools | 29 Comments

Question from a reader- Legal English

Posted on 04/03/2008 by alexcase

“Hi Alex Just been looking at the worksheets and lesson plans you´ve reproduced.  You´ve certainly been busy, great work I will be using quite a lot of them.  I was checking through to see if you had any specific to … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Legal English, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, Teaching English in Spain, TEFL | 2 Comments

Random gestures around the world

Posted on 03/03/2008 by alexcase

“An American teenager was hitchhiking in Nigeria. A carload of locals passed him. The car screeched to a halt. The locals jumped out and promptly roughed up the visitor. Why?

Posted in Body language in the classroom, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Europe, Teaching English in Germany, TEFL | 2 Comments

Question from a reader

Posted on 11/02/2008 by alexcase

 Well, more a vague cry for help or reassurance than a question, but as this is not Dave’s TEFL Forum of Death, we’ll just use that freedom to let our creative juices flow… “Hi Alex,   My name is Katie. … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Spain, TEFL certificate, TEFL interview questions, TEFL qualifications | 3 Comments

ALT quote of the day

Posted on 27/01/2008 by alexcase

“I appear to be regarded as something similar to flat-pack furniture: cheap, does the job and aside from initial construction, can be left to own devices without much attention.” The person writing is in France, but I thought it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English in France, Teaching young learners | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Questions from a reader- Mexico to Spain?

Posted on 26/09/2007 by alexcase

Quite interesting even for people who haven’t taught in these countries. If you can help, even better! “Hi, my name is Jason. I´m writing you to ask you about teaching English in Spain. I read the article that you wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English in Europe, Teaching English in Mexico, Teaching English in Spain, Teaching English in Western Europe, TEFL, TEFL working conditions, TESOL | 3 Comments

Japan? It's just like Italy

Posted on 09/07/2007 by alexcase

Japan, it’s just like Italy! First, I should point out that this title is based on a serious(ish) conclusion I have come to after much thought, rather than a case of me being fooled by the ‘La Cittadella’ shopping centre … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching English in Italy, Teaching English in Japan, Teaching English in Rome | 8 Comments

TEFL Insider Part Two- EFLUK this, I’m off!

Posted on 05/07/2007 by alexcase

There seems to be a bit of TEFL gossip floating around that is so juicy that I am going to have to take the broadsheet-newspaper-reporting-on-Big-Brother approach here and comment on the coverage rather than the story, which you can get … Continue reading →

Posted in TEFL in the UK, TEFLtrade | 2 Comments