Category Archives: TEFL reviews

The number one thing to think about when writing reviews

Posted on 01/09/2013 by alexcase

A bit like finding the keys the minute you stop looking for them, my most useful insight into writing reviews came just days after giving up editing them. It also came from totally outside TEFL, now that I finally have … Continue reading →

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Conflicts of interest and disclosure in the age of TEFL online

Posted on 18/01/2012 by alexcase

Given what an incestuous little industry we work in, I’m quite surprised that I rarely if ever read disclosure of links to authors in TEFL reviews. Just to start, with there must be loads of reviewers and writers who: – … Continue reading →

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A great review of Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics

Posted on 02/12/2011 by alexcase

… and not only because the reviewer seems to have seen my own reaction to the book as a (failed) scientist by some weird paranormal powers: Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics review by Mark Bain – LINK FIXED Other great reviews … Continue reading →

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New TEFL.net articles and reviews May 2010

Posted on 30/05/2010 by alexcase

By me 19 ways to make sure students understand your instructions English is everywhere for everyone (Was writing this for English Teaching Professional magazine, but then thought, nah can’t be arsed, so you get to read it here for free … Continue reading →

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Writing and reading

Posted on 26/03/2010 by alexcase

As it says in the article, The Big List of CPD in ELT that I linked a couple of posts ago was inspired by reading the (excellent but somehow difficult to imagine anyone buying) book The Developing Teacher. I originally started … Continue reading →

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TEFL book reviews online

Posted on 14/02/2010 by alexcase

TEFL.net TEFL reviews (also includes paid websites, CD ROMs etc) TESL-EJ (seemingly no way to navigate by category, so need to look at reviews in each edition. Quite US leaning) And only for subscribers MET magazine ELTJ

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Reviewing graded readers

Posted on 01/02/2010 by alexcase

… is tricky, possibly second only to dictionaries in being difficult to write about. You can of course list their component bits (CD, exercises at the back, glossary, illustrations, list of characters) and judgements on them, but the main things … Continue reading →

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Development, blogs, books and Japan- An interview with Darren Elliott of Lives of Teachers blog

Posted on 09/01/2010 by alexcase

We all seem to be seeing your name around a lot recently. A masterplan to become the next Thornbury/ trying to keep yourself busy while your wife watches Japanese television/ sleep disorder/ other? I think it takes more than a … Continue reading →

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Best of Mastertalker Interactive Games and Activities

Posted on 13/10/2009 by alexcase

Not like me to actually have useful ideas on TEFLtastic I know, but as I ripped all these ideas off one TEFL e book I can hardly claim it is even as much an article as the other things that … Continue reading →

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Free books for teachers in Korea and Japan

Posted on 09/09/2009 by alexcase

but let me know which ones you want quickly, because I’ll need to make sure they stay or go when I go back to Korea this weekend. Here they are, mainly from OUP and with the most recent ones at … Continue reading →

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