Category Archives: General English textbooks

How the future of textbooks has to be

Posted on 09/08/2007 by alexcase

How the future of textbooks has to be Looking back on my 12 years of teaching English, if it is not just old age speaking I could swear that the first couple of years after I did my initial certificate … Continue reading →

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Names of pirate EFL courses

Posted on 06/08/2007 by alexcase

My collection of rip-off English language textbook names Market Reader (for stock analysts?) English Fire (for the emergency services??) Catting Edge (all illustrations replaced by photos of cute kittens) Catty Edge (bitchy English?) Heedway (Scottish English?) Feedway (English for Farmers?) … Continue reading →

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Face2Face with teenagers

Posted on 25/06/2007 by alexcase

Still not loving teaching the 18-20 year olds. Passing on my wisdom is all very well, but I prefer to have some passed back my way too. At least I’m having to research some stuff about Oz (where most of them … Continue reading →

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