Articles tagged ‘TEFL Blogs’
These Are A Few (More) Of My Favorite Things
By Katie | December 17th, 2007 |
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It’s that time of year again, and before I get too caught up in the nitty gritty details of it all, I’d like to wish my readers and fellow bloggers a happy holiday season. Probably feeling that I’d overdosed on cynicism, I compiled the initial report on my favorite things about teaching. For [...]
Thanksgiving / US Return Roundup
By Katie | November 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
First of all, happy Thanksgiving! Of course it is the US holiday that I’m referring to, but as far as I am concerned, this is a nice holiday that has a meaning which is not necessarily connected to one particular country or a certain set of religious beliefs. Please do read about the [...]
Campaign For TEFL President Takes A Surprising Turn
By Katie | October 27th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
As you are probably well aware, two well-known TEFL bloggers are neck in neck in the race for TEFL President: Alex Case of TEFLtastic (find his platform here at the TEFL Logue) and Sandy of TEFLtrade. I secretly made Sandy a deal: let me post his manifesto here and I would defect from my [...]
Interview With Cairogal, EFL Instructor With Experience In The UAE, Egypt and Spain
By Katie | October 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Cairogal, who writes Here, there, and everywhere and is also one of the more prolific TEFL Logue commenters, has worked in Spain and the Middle East and is finishing up an MA TESOL. I recently asked her if she’d be willing to share her experience and advice for others in an email interview…how did she [...]
ESL Carnival At Larry Ferlazzo’s Blog
By Katie | September 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
TEFL Logue readers are no doubt familiar with Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day For ESL blog. Every day he adds a new link or set of links to neat different activities online that ESL learners can use; see my review of his blog here.
Now, Larry has come across a new theme: the ESL [...]
An Eastern European Hat Tip To The Daily Kimchi
By Katie | September 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Some time ago, Gdog of the Daily Kimchi ate live octopus after the TEFL Logue requested an exclusive based on his earlier vow to try that food. But how to return such a favor? Well, I’m not going to eat anything alive and kicking, but I can bring a bit of Eastern Europe to [...]
Word Press Blogs Blocked In Turkey
By Katie | August 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Just as Thailand unblocks YouTube after five months, Turkey has blocked all Word Press blogs. I found out about this via the comments of A Foreign Perspective, one of the EFL blogs I follow. Apparently there was an accusation of libel against the nemesis of a creationist / accused cult leader with “deep [...]
The Ultimate TEFL Blog List
By Katie | August 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’m a firm believer that the best way to find out if something is for you is to walk a mile, or 1.6 kilometers, in the shoes of someone already doing that. So, of course, if you want to know if teaching is for you, take a tour of some TEFL blogs.
Find reviews of [...]
Three Tips, Two Blogs And A Handful Of Insight For Non-Native Speaker ESL Teachers
By Katie | August 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of non-native speaker teachers: one of my CELTA trainers, a later Director of Studies, and a number of co-workers (some who were also foreigners like me, just not native English speakers). In many cases, and in my humble opinion, their teaching skills seem to be [...]
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 [...]
