Tag Archives: TEFL humour

Something that has struck me while I’ve been finally following my own recommendation to download Australian Radio National podcasts is how many of them are about spirituality, a word which even the religious programmes on BBC radio tend to avoid. … Continue reading →

When I left university I had no particular desire to live abroad and absolutely no desire to teach, but looking back it seems that long before that all the signs were there that I was destined to be a TEFL … Continue reading →

Thank you for your patience. – You almost managed to conceal your irritation. My classmates were very patient. – It was classmates who actually taught me./ Why didn’t you spot I was in the wrong class and move me?/ You … Continue reading →

They learnt a surprising amount from that textbook listening/ They were surprisingly unbored by that textbook listening How much are they learning from this activity?/ How much are they enjoying this activity and how long can I keep it going? … Continue reading →

Not many this year, but a couple were among the most clicked on ever. In approximate order of how popular they were: 100 things for TEFLers to do before they die My lesson planning process Hiberno English to become official language of EU after Brexit … Continue reading →

Especially useful if your response to the double whammy of hitting your midlife crisis while still a TEFLer was to start an affair with a colleague or student (rather than the even worse option of starting a TEFL blog) and … Continue reading →

…to make you feel better, don’t worry, it’s probably not your teaching. Instead, it could be because: – they were so embarrassed by a grammar mistake they made that they can never show their face in your class again – … Continue reading →