Category Archives: TEFL blogs

My favourite blog of the moment

Posted on 02/07/2010 by alexcase

I do hate to play favourites, but I’ve recently noticed that the result of that is just linking to no one, so here goes trying not to offend anyone by linking to a blog that is in the limited category … Continue reading →

Posted in teacher talk blog, TEFL blogs | 2 Comments

An interview with Katie of TEFLlogue (History of TEFL blogging Part Three)

Posted on 15/05/2010 by alexcase

In my interview EFL Geek, he mentioned Katie of TEFLlogue fame as someone he most missed from the TEFL blogosphere, and I’m sure everyone who was active at that time will feel exactly the same way. She was incredibly productive, … Continue reading →

Posted in EFL geek, TEFL blacklist, TEFL blogs, TEFL heroes- Sandy McManus, TEFLlogue | Tagged , | 1 Comment

The only remaining bits of the English Droid

Posted on 12/05/2010 by alexcase

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 →

Posted in English droid, TEFL | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Keeping YLs on Task – Part Two

Posted on 08/05/2010 by alexcase

Another great guest piece from Leahn Stanhope. She also somehow finds time to regularly update her own blog, so give EarlyEFL a look. If you don’t teach kids, Back Up Plan is a thought provoking post for all of us.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TEFL blogs, TEFL games | 2 Comments

Ten blogs that are dead (to TEFL) but are still worth reading

Posted on 04/05/2010 by alexcase

I’ve been nominated by a couple of people to take part in‘vale a pena ficar de olho nesse blog’. This translates as “Try to find ten blogs that no one has nominated yet, like a birthday boy who is having … Continue reading →

Posted in Chase me ladies, notes from the TEFL graveyard, TEFL blacklist, TEFL blogs, TEFLlogue, TEFLtrade | Tagged | 2 Comments

An interview with EFL Geek, the real grandfather of TEFL blogging

Posted on 25/04/2010 by alexcase

Hopefully he won’t mind the grandfather bit, seeing as we are almost exactly the same age (along with a surprisingly large number of other bloggers- is it a middle aged crisis thing to do??) I’m also hoping that he won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in EFL geek, Teaching English in Korea, TEFL | Tagged , | 4 Comments

A history of TEFL blogging Part One

Posted on 22/04/2010 by alexcase

UPDATE: List now includes most of people’s suggestions, and have also added a History of TEFL Blogs tag that you can follow to the many later posts on the topic. TurklishTEFL was kind enough to publish a piece of fluff … Continue reading →

Posted in EFL geek, Englishteacherx, TEFL, TEFLlogue | Tagged | 18 Comments

Keeping YLs on Task Part One

Posted on 20/04/2010 by alexcase

A guest piece by new(ish) blogger Leahn Stanhope http://www.earlyefl.blogspot.com “Part of the battle of teaching YLs (young learners) is keeping them interested and on task. Here is the first part of a series of activities that I have tried and … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Discipline in the classroom, Teaching teenagers, Teaching young learners, TEFL blogs | Tagged | 5 Comments

‘Shane English School (NZ) faces liquidation’?

Posted on 17/04/2010 by alexcase

Don’t know if it’s true, and don’t know what it would mean if it was, but it would have a strange and worrying symmetry with the recent problems with GEOS Australia, also a mainly Japan-based chain with branches in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Eikaiwa, Geos, Let's Japan, Shane Language Schools, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL chains | Tagged | 5 Comments

Telegraph TEFL

Posted on 13/04/2010 by alexcase

Not being exactly politically in tune with the Torygraph, I had no idea such a section existed until someone who writes for it emailed me a couple of days ago. As it’s mixed in with the rest of the Expat Education … Continue reading →

Posted in Englishteacherx, links, Teaching English in Germany, Teaching English in Thailand, Teaching young learners, Telegraph TEFL | 7 Comments