Category Archives: MA TESOL

My first teaching qualification

Posted on 16/08/2007 by alexcase

Sounds a bit like “my first make up kit” or “my first bra”, but no- it’s about the often asked question of how you should start your TEFL teaching career. Here’s my twopennyworth, which I posted just now on Dave’s ESL … Continue reading →

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My TEFL tribe

Posted on 16/08/2007 by alexcase

My mauling by the Rave’s ESL Au Lait mob has reminded me again of why I dropped out of my MA and have avoided TEFL academia ever since. It’s all so bitchy and territorial and everything is taken personally. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, MA TESOL, Teacher training, TEFL, TEFL qualifications, TESOL | 9 Comments

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