Tag Archives: TEFL humour

Although it’s been inevitable for ages, I have yet to come to terms with the fact that I will die a TEFLer, be it tomorrow or when I’m in my nineties and still yet haven’t saved enough to retire. For … Continue reading →

While I was clearing up the broken links in the first year of TEFLtastic blog posts came across a whole bunch of vaguely amusing questionnaires that were my most commented on posts at the time. Comments are still open if … Continue reading →

… since that new guy joined I’m no longer the worst. … I’m not nearly as bad a teacher as I was two years ago. … I didn’t realise I could have got a job without a CELTA until I’d … Continue reading →

Thought I’d make fixing all the broken links in 2010 less tedious by making the Most TEFLtastic Attempts at Humour in 2010 post that I never got round to putting together back then. In approximate order of how amusing I … Continue reading →

How I plan lessons: 1. Look at the next thing in the textbook and think “That’s shit. What were they thinking publishing that? And what the hell I am supposed to do with it?” 2. Get a cup of tea … Continue reading →

Create your own TEFL method It’s funny because it’s true (as me a Homer like to say). For example, look at how similar it is to this apparently serious attempt to come up with one!

In approximate order of how much interest they got when they first went up: Official launch of English Teaching Amateur magazine A special code for remembering students’ details Re-label your teaching 20 useful articles you won’t see in TEFL publications … Continue reading →

Being much influenced by the UK, TEFL has not escaped the influence of “health and safety gone mad”. Here are some health and safety rules and tips from UK-based international chains of schools*: – Do not do a mingling task … Continue reading →