I'm planning to use this blog to help English language teachers find, well, other English language teachers in Italy.If you are an independent language teacher, like me, then you may well have come across the situation in which you have had to turn down work because you simply don't have the … [Read more...]
Teachers and students.
August 31, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Last night, an ex-student and friend of mine and I got together for a pint and a chat about our summer holidays and the three-week language course he did in Dublin. As he was feeling rather nostalgic about his Irish experience, we drank, yes, you guessed: Guinness.Between sips, it was very … [Read more...]
Teaching by not teaching
July 2, 2007 By Leave a Comment
While drifting around the www looking for information on flash photography I came across this quote:"The trick to education, is to teach people in such a way that they don't realize they're learning until it's too late."The person who uttered these wonderful words was the late Harold Eugene … [Read more...]
Miffed, I am.
June 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I got the 'we want to do more speaking' comment from my students today.Yet they make no attempt to try using English while working in pairs or groups as they do one of the activities I have set them. This is despite my repeatedly telling them that they need to speak in English.It's no good, … [Read more...]
Saturday night’s all right for…….
June 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
....working! Yes, that's right. I'm working. Other half and little one have gone off down to Genova. This means that I can get on with preparing for a meeting on Monday. The meeting will be about a new course I'm cooking up with another guy. This other guy is an expert on certain … [Read more...]
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