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Monthly Archives: December 2009
The Top 5 Things about Teaching in Japan
Let’s face it, British television has pretty much come up with every ‘top 5/10/100′ list you can think of (and some you can’t think of). That’s not going to stop me from telling you about the ‘best 5′ of life … Read More
Tagged: Japan, top 5
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The role of Language Assistant (ALT)
There are thousands of people throughout Japan and other countries who are employed as Assistant Language Teachers (or ALTs). What exactly does this mean? What role do ALTs play in teaching English?
Tagged: alt, JET
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Back to England
Apparently, no one believed Marco Polo’s incredible tales of China upon his return to Italy. I wonder if the same thing will happen to me. Yes, I’m going back to England.
End of the English term
This week has probably been the last week of work in 2009 for many English teachers. The end of a term (or semester) always brings a bit of extra work, followed by a welcome period of rest.
Tagged: end of term, surveys
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How do you teach English?
This is a question that friends, relatives and passersby often ask me upon learning that speaking the mother tongue of the students in the classroom is forbidden (in most cases). So how do you teach English when even communicating with … Read More
Distance Learning Post-graduate TEFL Qualifications
Last week the My TEFL Journey massive got clued up on studying for a master’s degree in our favourite subject, TESOL. You can read that article here. Recently there has been much talk of attaining an MA in TESOL via … Read More
Tagged: distance learning, MA
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Studying for an MA TESOL
There are several options if one wishes to take an MA TESOL. The course normally takes one year, and it involves studying and research teaching methods at a higher education institution.
Tagged: MA, TEFL Qualifications
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