Category Archives: English droid

English Droid is back!

My post on this classic and long lost site wasn’t supposed to be a campaign for its return as I thought that Simon Barne had done a Jim Thompson on us and so made it impossible, but the man himself ended up … Continue reading

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The only remaining bits of the English Droid

English Droid is not only the most missed and funniest TEFL blog ever, it is also connected to one of the biggest mysteries in our game. The author, Simon Barne, not only deleted his blog without any notice, but concurrently … Continue reading

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TEFLtastic policy document and manifesto

Having been attacked by another person who has worked in a national university in Japan (what is wrong with these people- too much time on their hands or no one to talk to because the Japanese staff freeze them out??), … Continue reading

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