Teacher interviews
Teachers on their jobs in Texas, Turkey and elsewhere.
Interview With Larry Ferlazzo, ESL Teacher And Blogger - Former Community Organizer (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of the TEFL Logue interview with former community organizer and current ESL teacher and blogger Larry Ferlazzo first.
Interview With A Current ESL Teacher - Former Community Organizer
As regular readers know, I try to bring the world of TEFL a little closer to you through email interviews, and I’ve got a winner right here.
Interview With Cairogal, EFL Instructor With Experience In The UAE, Egypt And Spain, Part 2
Find Part 1 of Cairogal’s interview here , and find her blog, Here, there and everywhere… here .
Interview With Cairogal, EFL Instructor With Experience In The UAE, Egypt and Spain
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.
Interview With John Hall, Former Volunteer ESL Teacher For Kosovar Refugees In Canada
If you’ve ever thought about using your English teaching skills and experience to help immigrants or refugees, EFL teacher John Hall has a story for you.
Interview With John Hall, Former Volunteer ESL Teacher For Kosovar Refugees In Canada (Part 2)
Read Part 1 here. “There was also the matter of attempting to train volunteers who had never done TESL before.
"Where Do You See Yourself In Five Years?" Teaching Interview Skills
Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Why did you choose this company? For two extra points, which is not a good ending for this sentence?
Interview With Nick, First Year Teacher In China
Nick - who recently shared his top 5 tips for new teachers - chose China because of his interest in Taoism, and says “I did expect China to be rich in cultural history as well as a place for…
Update Interview With "Mike" In Korea
About six months ago, I had the opportunity to do an email interview with “Mike”, who is finishing up his first year teaching in Korea.
Interview With Sean Banville Of Breaking News English
Breaking News English creator Sean Banville was kind enough to share some background info on himself and his lessons as well as some practical advice in a TEFL Logue email interview.
Interview With Sean Banville Of Breaking News English, Part 2
Find out from Breaking News English creator Sean Banville what exactly goes into each current events lessons on his site and his advice on adapting your own materials for classes in Part 1 .
Salvaging A Lesson That Isn't Working (Or, Interview With Sean Banville of Breaking News English, Part 3)
Sean Banville, the mind behind Breaking News English , took the time to do a TEFL Logue email interview (see the earlier portions in Part 1 and Part 2 ).
Interview With Thom Kiddle, DELTA Grad In Chile
I had the opportunity to do an email interview with Thom Kiddle. I introduce him with only his name because he is an interesting interviewee for a number of reasons, and they won’t all fit before his…
Interview With Thom Kiddle, DELTA Grad In Chile Part 2
“Obviously I knew I'd worked hard, but I still walked out of that final exam not knowing whether I'd passed or failed.
Interview With EFL Geek
I had the opportunity to interrogate by email one of the big name EFL bloggers: EFL Geek .
Interview With EFL Geek, Part 2
In Part 1 of this TEFL Logue interview, EFL Geek shared some insight into his graduate studies and also into his background and the origin of his blog.
Interview With Amy, Alternative School English Teacher In Texas
Amy, who teaches seventh grade English at a large school district in Texas was kind enough to share her experience and advice in an email interview for the TEFL Logue.
Interview With Amy, Alternative School English Teacher In Texas (Part 2)
In Part 1 , Amy, a seventh grade English teacher of students who have disciplinary problems, gave some background information on her school and students and also described the challenges she faces.
Interview With "Podcasts In English" Creators
Some time ago I came across Podcasts in English (pie) via Grammarmancomic.com , and posted a review of it here.
Interview With Creators Of "Podcasts In English", Part 2
In Part 1 , pie creators Richard Cain and Jackie McAvoy described how they got started with pie and the challenges and rewards it entails.
Interview With A Recent TEFL Course Graduate, Kineta In Wisconsin
Kineta Abraham recently completed an intensive TEFL course at the Wisconsin English as a Second Language Institute in Madison, Wisconsin, which included 130 hours of instruction as well as real…
Interview With A Recent TEFL Course Graduate, Kineta In Wisconsin (Part 2)
In Part 1 , Kineta described how her TEFL course changed her outlook on teaching. Continue here to find out more about the challenges and rewards as well as her advice for others.
Interview With Kate, Recent Trinity Cert TESOL Graduate In England
Kate Sutcliffe, who recently completed a Trinity Cert TESOL in Woking, England, and took the time to do an email interview about her experience for the TEFL Logue.
Interview With Kate, Recent Trinity Cert TESOL Graduate In England, Part 2
After finding out why Kate chose the course she did and how it affected her outlook and challenged her in Part 1 , I asked her for her opinion on the difference between doing a course at home and…
Interview With Hilal, A Recent CELTA Graduate In Istanbul (Part 2)
Hilal reports how the CELTA has changed her outlook on teaching: “When I was in university, I would always wonder “when is this class going to end?” However, the CELTA helped me realise that the…
Interview With Hilal, Recent CELTA Graduate In Istanbul
Hilal Hastaoglu lives in Istanbul and recently completed an intensive CELTA course; she was kind enough to do an email interview for the TEFL Logue.
Should I Ask For Teaching Support At An Interview?
I got into an interesting discussion recently about this topic: it’s common knowledge that new teachers – even those with TEFL certificates – need support in the form of observations, helpful advice,…
Interview With Nick In Prague
Nick has been working in the Czech Republic , Prague specifically, following a CELTA course completed in the same city. He was kind enough to share his experience in a TEFL Logue interview.
Interview With Nick In Prague, Part 2
Continue here to find out how Nick in Prague found his job, his insight into local management strategies, and his feelings on the CELTA.
Interview With EFL Blogger Gdog Of The Daily Kimchi
Gdog? Or not...* For anyone who doesn’t know, one of the blogs I’ve been following since back in the day (meaning, since about August 2006 or so) is the Daily Kimchi .
Interview With EFL Blogger Gdog Of The Daily Kimchi, Part 2
Gdog has insight on a topic that many a blogger would like to learn more about: blogging for cash! Well, to be fair, it’s not as simple as that.
Getting Licensed In Your Own US State: Interview With Tracy Ann
Tracy Ann, who recently took and passed the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) , was kind enough to share her insight and impressions with the TEFL Logue.
Returning Home After The Peace Corps: Interview With Andy
What’s it like to be home after two years as an English teacher in a developing country – Kyrgyzstan in this case – as a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV)?
Interview With A Peace Corps Volunteer In Kyrgyzstan, Part 2
You might remember Andy, the Peace Corps Kyrgyzstan Volunteer, who shared his thoughts on training with the TEFL Logue last week (or from his Free Lance Star article).
Interview With A Peace Corps Volunteer In Kyrgyzstan: Training
Thinking about volunteering with the Peace Corps and wondering what it’s like? Read on to see what Andy, who recently wrapped up two years of teaching English in Kyrgyzstan, has to say about the…
Interview With A Soon-To-Be TEFLer
Derek is a 38-year-old Canadian who works “behind the scenes” in the film industry.
Interview With A Soon-To-Be TEFLer, Part 2
As for time, Derek’s intention is to make this move a permanent one. He allows for the possibility that he may not like it, but he has taught before and points out that the worst aspect of teaching…
Interview With Christine Kenny, Non-Profit ESL Teacher In Chicago
Christine Kenny, Executive Director of Chicago-based Literacy Works , was kind enough to share some of her thoughts on and experiences in both EFL and ESL via an email interview.
Interview With "Mike", TEFL-er In Korea
"Mike" found his job on Dave’s ESL Café. He was nervous and still finds it hard to advise others on how to avoid scams, but he lucked out and got an alright company.
ESL/EFL Interviews: Table Of Contents
If you want to get a taste of TEFL in some different locations, what’s better than checking out an interview with someone who’s working there now or worked there previously.
A Turkish TEFL Adventure, Interview With Richard
English language teacher Richard, whose well-thought out comment you might recall from the ESL/EFL TEFL Logue post , was kind enough to share some of his experiences in an email interview with the…
A Turkish TEFL Adventure: Interview With Richard, Part 2
Richard, who had quite an adventure working in Turkey , was able to come away from it all bearing some advice: On TEFL Certificates: The CELTA he did in Istanbul after a year of teaching was…
Interview With Jessie, An Italian Language Teacher
Once you admit that you teach EFL, it's amazing how other teachers come out of the woodwork.
Interview With Jessie, An Italian Language Teacher: Part 2
Jessie on resources : as many EFL teachers do, Jessie teaches “in company” – well, okay, at a location different from the school she works for, in her case often at a local high school.
Interview With A Former EFL Teacher/Current Attorney At Law, Part 1
"Chester" is a former EFL teacher and a current high-powered attorney who agreed to be interviewed only on the condition that his identity be concealed.
Interview With A Former EFL Teacher/Current Attorney At Law, Part 2
Does Chester think that his hiatus from the academic and US work environment had an ill effect on his education or career prospects?
Interview With Maggie, A Former Sapientis Teacher In Puerto Rico
Maggie taught in Puerto Rico through the Sapientis program for two years, working in a public school often liaising with a local teacher.
Interview With A JET Program Participant
Imagine you are summoned to your supervisor’s office so he can make an official request: please stop feeding the birds that visit your balcony.
Interview With A School Owner: What Do Employers Look For When Hiring EFL Teachers?
This is the final portion of my email interview with Sue of ELT Notebook . Read the first two parts here and read on for a school owner’s perspective on hiring teachers.
The Quiet Student (Or, Interview With A School Owner: Sue Of ELT Notebook)
Every teacher feels bad about it: that one student who just doesn’t fit in. No one talks to him, no one particularly wants to work with him.
Interview With A School Owner: Sue Of ELT Notebook
I had the opportunity to interview Sue of ELT Notebook via email about her path from English language teacher to school owner.
Interview With A Former Peace Corps Volunteer In Kazakhstan
Imagine this: you arrive in a town on the Central Asian Steppe which is home to a few thousand people.
Interview With A Former Peace Corps Volunteer In Kazakhstan: Part 2
For Bob (who, incidentally, is NOT featured in this picture, at least I don't think so), the best part of the two years as a whole was being part of a meaningful cultural exchange – he became…
Questions To Ask At An Interview: The Master List
All the previous wisdom posted on the TEFL Logue on what you should ask during an interview or later, when weighing your options and deciding on a job, in one place.
Interview With Grammarman Creator Brian Boyd Part 2
Brian Boyd says he attributes the general attraction of adults to comics such as Grammarman as a form of nostalgia.
Interview With A TEFL Go-Getter: Grammarman Creator Brian Boyd
It takes a certain personality to get into and succeed at teaching English in a foreign country…but to, on top of that all, develop your own innovative comic strip and get it syndicated in newspapers…
Questions To Ask At An Interview: Housing
You will most likely spend even more time at “home” than at work…so it makes sense to come prepared with some questions about housing as well: Is it included?
Interview With Jed Willard Of LanguageCorps
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Jed Willard, one of the Founding Partners of LanguageCorps , via Skype , to get a bit more background on what LanguageCorps offers and also find out his…
Interview With An EFL Teacher In Mexico
TEFL Logue sponsor LanguageCorps , which offers TEFL training and job placement as well as ongoing support in its flagship programs , put me in touch with Anna, a LanguageCorps participant who is…
Questions To Ask At An Interview: Hourly Or Salaried?
As the number of language schools (and teachers) in many cities expands, the trend seems to be for schools to hire teachers on a freelance or hourly basis instead of on a salary.
The TEFL Interview
Schools are often looking for lively, fun people who are genuinely interested in teaching.
Questions To Ask At An Interview: Teaching Resources
For most schools, your main resource will be the book you teach from. Ask to see it and find out the pace – how many units do you need to cover in how much time, and is there a test at the end?
Questions To Ask At An Interview: The Details
What are your responsibilities outside of teaching? Preparing lessons goes without saying, and it isn’t uncommon for new teachers to spend an hour preparing for an hour-long lesson, so keep this in…
Questions To Ask At An Interview: Academic Support
An interview is more than an opportunity for a school to decide whether to hire you; it's a chance for you to learn more about the school and decide if it’s the right place for you.