Articles tagged ‘Humor’
Top 10 Do’s And Dont’s For The New School Year
By Katie | September 4th, 2007 |
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September is known around the world, or at least around the northern hemisphere, as the start of the new school year. I usually get that “something smells school-y in the air” feeling when this month rolls around. I also routinely get the new school year jitters. I can’t say I’m an expert at [...]
Bizarro Moments In TEFL Situations
By Katie | September 4th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Do you ever have a moment where you just have to shake your head and wonder how you got there? Here are two of mine…
Being asked by a Franciscan brother if I had a boyfriend
I taught multi-lingual groups in Chicago for a bit, and one of them included a very charismatic European student [...]
I’m Too Busy Blogging
By Katie | August 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Walking down the street yesterday I thought “Oh no! I forgot to add two links to my latest post!” Could this be a sign that I am blogging too much?
Is this me?
The Daily Kimchi posted this a while back but somehow I cannot link to that post. I’m too busy blogging to [...]
Alternative English Teaching Jargon From TEFLtastic
By Katie | July 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alex Case of TEFLtastic has come up with not one, two, or three, but four separate lists of alternative EFL jargon. Here are a few of my favorites:
advanced learner: a proficient user of a foreign language. One who can correct their teacher once or twice a term and still thinks it is clever to [...]
Functional Language: Ordering Beer In English
By Katie | July 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It’s that time of year, the time when EFL teachers from the UK return home to teach in summer schools, American ESL teachers working in the US…well…they just keep on working because there is no such thing as paid vacation when you get paid by the hour…
Despite these differences, everyone is wondering “What can I [...]
Funny English Signs
By Katie | July 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You’ve surely seen signs like these:
It is forbidden to entertain guests of the opposite sex in your room; please use the lobby for this purpose. (Hotel in China)
Please leave your values at the front desk (Hotel in Paris)
Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the [...]
Using Funny English Signs In Class
By Katie | July 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I was so taken with a long list of funny signs in English which I found during my first term teaching that I brought them at once to my highest level advanced class, handed them out and said “Read this!“ They did. There were a few assorted chuckles, but nowhere near as many [...]
Other Funny English Language Bloopers
By Katie | July 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If learners are advanced enough to see the “double meaning” in funny English signs on their own, they usually do find them amusing. It has, however, occurred to me that people who work very hard to learn English might not appreciate the mistakes of others being laughed at, especially when a native English speaker [...]
Around The Web On TEFL: July 4
By Katie | July 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
How is an EFL teacher different from a pizza? Find out here. It’s only one joke…but add your own!
From ESL Lesson Plan: a free resource for teachers who would like to improve their grammar.
Spend a day in the shoes of a teacher in Bucharest, Romania at An ELT Notebook.
Get the low down on [...]
Urban Legends In TEFL
By Katie | June 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’ve fallen a bit behind with Pigs In The Toilet, but my last visit finds former EFL teacher Jeff on a bus to Varanassi, India – not, in fact, to teach at a call center, but instead to meet up with some friends, which I concur could be a bit more fun.
However Jeff also finds [...]
