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Category Archives: TEFL Advice
Using students’ L1 in the English language classroom
A perennial debate in the TEFL world is whether and to what extent teachers should use their students’ L1 in the classroom. In the case of English teachers in Japan then, then question is: should we use Japanese in the … Read More
Promoting speaking fluency
Becoming a more fluent speaker of English is an important goal for the majority of English language learners. In this article, the concept of ‘speaking fluency’ is briefly defined, and four methods shown to promote speaking fluency are discussed. The … Read More
Interview: Teaching Young Learners of English in Sendai (Part 2)
In the first part of this interview, Mario Passalacqua discussed the best and worst things about teaching young learners of English, and reopening his English school four days after the biggest earthquake ever to hit Japan. The interview with Mario … Read More
Interview: Teaching Young Learners of English in Sendai (Part 1)
In this interview, Mario Passalacqua talks about teaching young learners of English, and living and working in a post-tsunami Sendai. Mario moved to Japan to teach English in 1997, after graduating with a B.A in English Literature and obtaining a … Read More
Turning your TEFL gap year into a TEFL career
If you plan to stay in TEFL, then be prepared to keep on learning and improving – or else get out quick! Find out about the pitfalls of staying in TEFL too long and some ideas about how to turn your gap year into a meaningful TEFL career. Read More
Freelance TEFL opportunities; a refreshing alternative to teaching classes of kids
As 9 year old Pedro dangled my bag out of the 3rd floor window in Portugal menacingly, I regretted 2 things; firstly, that I hadn’t taken my bag with me when I slipped out of class to photocopy something and, … Read More
Teaching English in Japan in 2011
I arrived in Japan in September 2006, at a time when the TEFL ‘party’ had apparently already ended. Notwithstanding such claims, I am now approaching my sixth year teaching English in Japan, and my personal and professional experiences belie suggestions … Read More
