Category Archives: teaching online

What was the biggest change in TEFL in the Noughties?

Posted on 21/12/2009 by alexcase

If you’d asked me in 1999, I probably would’ve predicted that Task Based Learning was going to take over the TEFL world, for better or worse. What a damp squib that turned out to be, with apparently even Cutting Edge … Continue reading →

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If you were still resisting technology in TEFL

Posted on 28/03/2009 by alexcase

… just wait till you read this: ” Many teachers are charging as little as 50 ITC (about US$5) per hour for private 1-on-1 language instruction” Well, that’s me convinced. I always thought that the problem with TEFL was that … Continue reading →

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Interview- Jason West Dishes on Guardian Languages and Sets the TEFL World to Rights!

Posted on 04/01/2009 by alexcase

It’s a great interview, stimulating, controversial, and full of TEFL insider tidbits. So many ideas did the CEO of English Out There have, in fact, that it takes a good 10 minutes to read. Please feel free to leave questions … Continue reading →

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