Category Archives: The Marxist TEFL Group

Guest piece- 2000 Sri Lankan English Teachers Coming to Korea??

Posted on 11/08/2010 by alexcase

by Anontastic “No doubt,  anyone reading the EL Gazette this month may have done a double take when looking at the front page for August 2010 – I know that I did. According to the headlines, Korea plans to recruit … Continue reading →

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From Inside Inside Teaching Part One- On Observations

Posted on 15/10/2009 by alexcase

From the fabulous book by Tim Bowen and Jonathan Marks “I bet you’ll have a fit when you see how I teach” (a teacher on being observed) pg 1 “What our observers say to us after our lessons reveals more … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD, ELT publishing, Lesson observations, links, Peer observations, Teacher training, The Marxist TEFL Group | Tagged | 4 Comments

TEFL as often private education- often good or often bad?

Posted on 07/10/2009 by alexcase

Or actually, it is perhaps better to ask “often better or often worse”, as we can only choose from the options we have available (as in my usual Dip post obs litany “Yes, you can criticise my lesson, Ms DELTA … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Mass ELT, EFL exams, ETS, Job security, self employed TEFL teachers, TEFL, TEFL blogs, TEFL unions, TEFL working conditions, The Marxist TEFL Group | Tagged | 13 Comments