Tag Archives: TEFL quotes

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 →

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A sense of perspective from an unexpected quarter

Posted on 30/09/2009 by alexcase

Meaning even more unexpected than a TEFL book with a sense of perspective… “You lose a few and pick up a few. That’s how it goes. If I could fulfil everyone’s desires, why would I need to touch the soil … Continue reading →

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Two more nearly been there moments

Posted on 13/09/2009 by alexcase

“I started French at the local grammar school, where our teacher has some difficulty managing the new reel-to-reel recorder. So we spent quite a lot of time listening to French played at high speed, both forwards and backwards” “My main … Continue reading →

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SLA error correction

Posted on 10/09/2009 by alexcase

In best EFL progress test style, change at least one word in the often seen sentence below to make it less ridiculous: “Our teaching methodology is in line with current SLA theory” Took me a while too, in fact I … Continue reading →

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TEFL reality

Posted on 26/08/2009 by alexcase

…which I really need to remember as a writer now that I have found an untypically decent school: “The idea that I could improve the lives of the Rwandan people sounded ambitious, considering I had no experience as an educationalist. … Continue reading →

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Some nice quotes from the last ELTJ

Posted on 16/08/2009 by alexcase

As promised, proof that I do pay some attention when reading TEFL magazines: A possible explanation for why Mr Bean and TEFL go so well together: “An adult learner has noted that what [textbook character] Arthur and learners in the … Continue reading →

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Rules, Patterns, Words and Doubts

Posted on 12/08/2009 by alexcase

A continuation of Rules, Patterns, Words and Quotes and What I Learnt About Rules, Patterns and Words, obviously all about the quite wrong but quite interesting book of the same name. This will probably only be of interest to those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, Collocations, Functional language, Grammar, Grammar books, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, PPP (Presentation practice production), TBA (Task Based Approach), Teaching methods and methodologies, Test teach test, Vocabulary | Tagged | 4 Comments

The best of English Teacher X Part Two

Posted on 04/08/2009 by alexcase

1. “I was overcome with panic and wanted to run. . .but I’d already run, and here I was” English Teacher Q on his first ever English lesson, after trying to escape it all in Bangkok 2. “I walk into … Continue reading →

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The secret to writing EFL textbooks

Posted on 29/07/2009 by alexcase

“Thanks to… McVities’ Jamaica Ginger Cake and PG Tips” From the contents pages to Innovations Pre-Intermediate by Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley. I’m missing one of those two, which is why I’m here knocking on people’s doors with my freebie worksheets like … Continue reading →

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How not to teach pronunciation

Posted on 21/07/2009 by alexcase

“Japanese college students who’d had little exposure to spoken English underwent 12 sessions listening to exaggerated “Ls” and “Rs” while watching the computerized instructor’s face pronounce English words. Brain scans — a hair dryer-looking device called MEG, for magnetoencephalography — … Continue reading →

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