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TEFL joins the North South divide

Posted on 18/01/2009 by alexcase

“International House Newcastle – The only school in the North of England that is accredited by British Council” All the other school oop North were banned because of health and safety concerns with the presence of racing pigeons and whippets … Continue reading →

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Maybe we should riot too

Posted on 19/12/2008 by alexcase

…sometimes it’s the only way for us barely-working classes to get any attention. The French and Russian revolutions may have been tragic for many people in those countries, but they were a godsend for the bargaining power of us prols … Continue reading →

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CLIL is no longer a punishment

Posted on 18/12/2008 by alexcase

This is a story I’ve been following for a while but didn’t get around to writing about until it was finished– Catholics in Valencia have tried to sabotage a new civics course that seemed too liberal for them (what wouldn’t be??) … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, CLIL, ELT publishing, links, Macmillan, Onestopenglish, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Spain, TEFL, TEFL strikes | Tagged | 2 Comments

The truth about TOEFL

Posted on 22/11/2008 by alexcase

“TOEFL- Test of English with Fluency Lacking- A test of English in which you can get full marks without speaking one word. Originally developed only for people who have physical problems with their voice box, eventually having been through an … Continue reading →

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And the Certificate in Money for Nothing Teacher Training goes to…

Posted on 18/10/2008 by alexcase

… Trinity, surprisingly. Details from Guardian TEFL here Including such motivational gems as: “Once people sit down and look seriously at the time and cost that will be involved, that will focus their minds wonderfully,” “we can’t say that it … Continue reading →

Posted in CPD, Guardian TEFL, links, Teacher training, Teaching English Abroad, TEFL, TEFL qualifications, Trinity | Tagged | 3 Comments

The British government learns what any TEFLer could have told them

Posted on 25/07/2008 by alexcase

…ETS is crap! I mean really, you’d only need to look at one TOEIC test, an exam that claims to test all skills but has no speaking component, or its history to see that ETS is a company that has … Continue reading →

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TEFL makes the technology news

Posted on 18/07/2008 by alexcase

… and it’s not because of Interactive Whiteboards- see here for details.

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Prince Harry takes i-to-i TEFL course

Posted on 15/07/2008 by alexcase

Or not, but boy would they like you to read that article so quickly that you don’t realise that. i-to-i is another organisation that gets all kinds of alarm bells ringing in my head, but can’t quite work out why… … Continue reading →

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English teachers being kicked out of China

Posted on 02/07/2008 by alexcase

“We wanted to get into the way of life here,” said 24-year-old Natan Doyon, who moved from Britain last year with his girlfriend to teach English to Chinese children. He says his pupils were so upset when he told them … Continue reading →

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Poor TEFL teachers (it’s official!)

Posted on 08/06/2008 by alexcase

Yup, according to the EL Gazette (which everyone now has the opportunity to sign up to read for free here), some TEFL teaching jobs in the UK are now under the official British poverty line. There is some hope, though- if … Continue reading →

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