Category Archives: Teaching English in the Middle East

Highlights from October's EL Gazette

Posted on 13/10/2011 by alexcase

– 300 Assistant Language Teachers laid off in Korea, with maybe more to follow. – EL Gazette in dispute with Bell over their responsibilities to stop passport retention in Saudi Arabia – Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, UCL, Birmingham, King’s College London, … Continue reading →

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Does better pay really lead to better teaching?

Posted on 15/09/2009 by alexcase

I’m not talking about schools offering better pay and therefore being able to recruit better teachers, because if the whole industry got the standards that we occasionally demand that wouldn’t work. What I want to discuss is a school giving its … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD, Dodgy TEFL school owners, Job security, Teaching English in Korea, Teaching English in the Middle East, TEFL, TEFL pay | 26 Comments

TEFL by numbers Feb 2008

Posted on 05/02/2009 by alexcase

78 pounds How much capital you need to set up an English school in Ho Chi Minh City. Wouldn’t rush out there to set up your own, though, as there are already 474 (!) registered language schools there. At least … Continue reading →

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TEFL makes the technology news

Posted on 18/07/2008 by alexcase

… and it’s not because of Interactive Whiteboards- see here for details.

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Poor TEFL teachers (it’s official!)

Posted on 08/06/2008 by alexcase

Yup, according to the EL Gazette (which everyone now has the opportunity to sign up to read for free here), some TEFL teaching jobs in the UK are now under the official British poverty line. There is some hope, though- if … Continue reading →

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rumours of big name transfers in the EFL league

Posted on 23/06/2007 by alexcase

So, Thierry Henry finally going to Barca, eh? And in the season when everyone had got so bored of the rumours that they had almost stopped talking about it. So maybe British Council Jeddah really are going to swoop for … Continue reading →

Posted in MA TESOL, Teaching English in Saudi Arabia, TEFL celebs/ TEFL heroes and villains, TEFL heroes- Jeremy Harmer, TEFL heroes- Mario Rinvolucri, TESOL | Tagged | 1 Comment