• Ian McNamara

Divine right

Can anyone realistically teach English?

8th May 2002

Some people believe that every native English speaker is born with the ability to teach English. Unfortunately a high proportion of people with that belief appear to want to be teachers.

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• thai students
• teaching in thailand
• thai education system
• thai characteristics
• teacher problems
• teacher opinions
• fun articles
• classroom activities
• classroom objectives
• thai culture
• classroom management
• teacher roles
• teaching kids
• teacher recruitment
• applying for jobs
• teacher values
• thai attitudes
• student behavior
• lesson plans
• iso applications
• teacher mindset
• classroom dynamics
• iso processes
• student activities
• university education

Previous Articles

• 1st May 2002:  Graduation day 2
• 24th April 2002:  A greatest hits compilation
• 17th April 2002:  We care a lot
• 10th April 2002:  TV Times
• 3rd April 2002:  The ajarnies
• 27th March 2002:  ISO 9002
• 20th March 2002:  Excuses, excuses
• 13th March 2002:  Life’s been good to me
• 6th March 2002:  Manic depression
• 26th February 2002:  Dear diary
• 20th February 2002:  The weakest link
• 13th February 2002:  Still going nowhere
• 6th February 2002:  Welcome to the heart of nowhere
• 30th January 2002:  Teacher training
• 23rd January 2002:  A worrying thought
• 16th January 2002:  Happy pills for buffaloes
• 9th January 2002:  More on lesson planning
• 2nd January 2002:  A belated Xmas edition
• 26th December 2001:  JC’s hypothetical adventures in Thailand
• 19th December 2001:  More than words
• 12th December 2001:  I’ll have a P please Bob
• 5th December 2001:  Waiting for the great leap forward
• 28th November 2001:  Graduation day
• 21st November 2001:  Board surfing
• 14th November 2001:  More Dwight and Goodwill to all men
• 7th November 2001:  Recent correspondence
• 31st October 2001:  Contractual obligations
• 24th October 2001:  Negative expectations
• 17th October 2001:  Caught by the privates
• 10th October 2001:  The web’s hidden treasures
• 3rd October 2001:  Ajarns of high couture
• 26th September 2001:  Out and proud
• 19th September 2001:  Sunday morning rant
• 12th September 2001:  The be all and end all
• 5th September 2001:  More MBA fun
• 29th August 2001:  English by newspaper
• 22nd August 2001:  I’ll have an A please Ajarn Bob
• 15th August 2001:  Peak performance
• 8th August 2001:  My way or the Thai way
• 1st August 2001:  Eazy English
• 25th July 2001:  Glory days
• 18th July 2001:  Mr T and the kids
• 11th July 2001:  The English language
• 4th July 2001:  Scatterlings of Africa
• 27th June 2001:  Young Americans
• 20th June 2001:  The end of innocence
• 13th June 2001:  EQ = IQ for idiots?
• 6th June 2001:  The evolution of e-learning in Thailand
• 30th May 2001:  Back to school
• 23rd May 2001:  The international course bandwagon rolls on
• 16th May 2001:  School daze
• 9th May 2001:  Sweet grandchild of mine
• 2nd May 2001:  Those were the days
• 25th April 2001:  In the beginning was the word
• 18th April 2001:  Blasphemous rumors
• 11th April 2001:  Born under a bad sign
• 4th April 2001:  Holiday in Cambodia
• 28th March 2001:  Language school stereotypes
• 21st March 2001:  Bitchin, fussing and cussing
• 14th March 2001:  An inspector calls
• 7th March 2001:  Whinging Thai teachers & cheering practice.
• 28th February 2001:  Summer camps
• 21st February 2001:  ISO rules OK
• 14th February 2001:  Choice tests
• 7th February 2001:  Dress code