We’re not all going on a summer holiday

A two-month teaching diary until May rolls around again

20th February 2010

So, school is out. If you’re going on holiday either in or out of Thailand, lucky old you, I hope that you have a great time.

Writing your own readers

Why not design your own student reading material

15th July 2009

Let your textbooks dictate the level and style of language to use and only introduce new vocabulary if it’s cool and/or funny. Students have a nice habit of always remembering these types of words.

Repetition

An argument about what students really need

1st July 2009

Most of us are faced with the same challenge: large class sizes. We can’t do anything about this other than work with it.

Edutainment is back

Love it or loathe it - we're in the entertainment business

25th June 2009

Games are a great way to get student’s brains working in English. And, in the rarity of having any ringleaders who say that they don’t want to play games, have them copy the copyright crap from the inside front cover of their textbooks while the rest of the class enjoy themselves.
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I possess ten years of classroom EFL teaching experience, plus a solid education, and this was the type of work available to me. There were many moments, such as when I was cleaning a toilet bowl, or when a housekeeper ordered me to do something, that frustration welled up inside me.

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