Category Archives: Teaching English Abroad

How easy is working in a Japanese "Eikaiwa" conversation school

Posted on 23/07/2012 by alexcase

A rare good thread on GaijinPot on the topic here.

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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 →

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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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Japan in the Korean EFL classroom

Posted on 23/05/2012 by alexcase

A very specific topic, I know, but as I was already back here when someone from KoTESOL’s The English Connection magazine asked me to write something, it was the first thing that popped into my head. Hopefully of more general … Continue reading →

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Minimal pairs for Korean learners of English

Posted on 17/04/2012 by alexcase

Links are to list of relevant minimal pairs divided by level. If you like this and want more, please support TEFLtastic.  Updated 26 July 2020.  Voiced and unvoiced consonants b and p (bore and pore) v and f (van and … Continue reading →

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A London summer school with no classroom

Posted on 09/04/2012 by alexcase

The always stimulating English Out There newsletter had an interesting tidbit this month – a summer school in London taught entirely in public places. I wrote to the founder of EOT for more details: Can you describe the group of … Continue reading →

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A review of the CMUTEFL course

Posted on 29/03/2012 by alexcase

About 18 months after the messy implosion of the last TEFL course on the Chiang Mai University campus, it seems they are finally starting another course there in April, and someone has written to me asking if it is “legit”. … Continue reading →

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TEFLer in Japan among the 50 Great Britons of 2011

Posted on 18/12/2011 by alexcase

I was hoping the TEFLer in Japan on the Independent on Sunday list  would be me for writing over 50 articles this year on earth-shattering topics like teaching ordinal numbers and 1st conditional games, but apparently saving people’s lives is … Continue reading →

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Minimal pairs for Japanese learners of English

Posted on 25/11/2011 by alexcase

I haven’t done lists of all of these yet (there are links to the ones I have), some might not have any actual minimal pairs in English, and I also realise that some of these are not things that would … Continue reading →

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