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SEETA Week Day 3 and 4
My SEETA week Day 3 - Rules, Procedures and RoutinesMy SEETA week Day 4 - Fast FinishersClick here to join in :)
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SEETA week Day 5
Today is my SEETA week Day 5 and we'll discuss Pair and Group Work in EFL classes.Click here to join in :)
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SEETA Week Day 6
Today is my SEETA week Day 6 and the issue discussed is NESTs and NonNESTs.Click here to join in :)
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SEETA Week Day 7
Today is my last day with SEETA. I would like to thank everybody for taking their time and joining my discussion forum :)
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Shadow Puppet Theatre by Claire Bingham
I attended Claire’s Shadow Puppet Theatre session at the Istek conference with a bunch of misgivings. The Shadow Puppet idea was very appealing but the preparation and the amount of work involved, I...
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My first student
I started giving private lessons during my first year of university. Not that I knew a lot about teaching at that time. Like most students I simply wanted some extra cash and since I studied English,...
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Six simple blackboard games
I like games that require little or no preparation, ones that you can always adapt and adjust. With races to the board in large classes, experience taught me to tell students to sit instead of waiting...
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Eight Enjoyable Games
The school year is coming to an end at least here in Turkey. It’s hot, some students no longer feel the need to attend classes and the rest… Let’s say, they also deserve to have some fun JFollowing my...
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It’s the first day of a month and I haven’t posted anything new in a while. That’s why I owe you all an explanation.Life has been pretty hectic recently and I have found myself packing and looking for...
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How to get a job abroad - my advice to non NESTs
I’ve been asked a couple of times how I (a non NEST) managed to get a job as an EFL teacher abroad. I'd lie if I said it was easy. It took me a year to get ready and still many things went unplanned. I...
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Twitter Connecting People
Having travelled quite a lot during the past few years, I have always chosen places with rich historical past or ones that my guidebook recommended. Since the birth of my blog and my joining Twitter...
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I´m terribly sorry for not posting anything in a very long while but there has been so many changes in my life that I found it difficult to catch up at times.Anyway, as some of you may have already...
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From Spain about Spain
It’s so good to be back on track!I finally got the Internet at home and have so much to catch up with! So many new posts, a new version of Twitter and the Virtual Round Table conference!Almost everyone...
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Virtual Round Table and...
I love conferences. I love listening to interesting people and sharing ideas. I love learning new things.But conferences are expensive and it’s usually very difficult for a regular teacher, like...
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My TESOL France experience
It’s been two weeks and I finally managed to find time to blog about the best ELT conference I’ve attended so far. The 2010 TESOL France event that took place in late November was simply fantastic.I...
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It was a dark and stormy night - story writing
A few years ago I stumbled upon a wonderful activity to practise story writing - it was called ‘It was a dark and stormy night’. The main idea behind it was to have students sit in a circle and after...
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Where have you been?
Dear all,I’ve been planning to blog again and/or explain my absence so many times, that, to be honest, I lost count. Having a blog IS like having a baby and, I ‘m very sorry for my readers and my blog...
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ELT Spain
I began looking for events or teachers' associations the moment I started living in Spain.The problem is... it's all kind of chaotic in here!There's TESOL Spain that organizes a conference once a year...
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Lyrics Training
I haven't posted anything in a while so you all might be well familiar with the website I'm going to recommend today!Lyrics Training is a perfect site for both teachers and students who can practise...
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Why taking a break from blogging has made me a better teacher
I started blogging in October 2009 and managed to do it regularly for about a year. It was the most exciting and thought-provoking time in my career as a teacher. I learned lots and met a group of...
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Using students' L1
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to attend the annual IH conference in Barcelona and listen to whole lot of fantastic speakers. One of the sessions that stood out for me in the programme was Philip...
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Next Saturday, 8th March, I’be doing a workshop during the TESOL Spainconvention in Madrid. It’s my first workshop for TESOL Spain and I’m really excited! In November 2013 I had the pleasure of sharing...
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I've decided never to produce worksheets but here we are :)After my Fun and Games workshop on Saturday, I started receiving emails from teachers who either attended or couldn't attend my session,...
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(re)Discovering Translation in ELT
One of the very first things you learn on your CELTA course is that translation or using the students' mother tongue in any way is a big no-no. And although it's really hard on you as a teacher to...
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Fun and Games 2 - activities
I've been asked over and over again to produce a worksheet for my Fun and Games 2 workshop so instead of wasting paper, here it is! Although I believe that no explanation or description will truly show...
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