Tag Archives: ELT
Transformative Teaching: Channeling Energy in the classroom.
What is exceptional teaching? This is a question that, as a teacher trainer, has preoccupied me for the last 40 years. What makes an exceptional teacher? Traditionally education is perceived as a process similar to the production of a … Continue reading
Forum Theatre in ELT: The Story of Peter Black Role Play.
A Tragic Story of the Financial Crisis. Introduction. This is one of my favourite lessons. ‘The Tragic Story of Peter Black is about a middle-aged man who is made redundant during a financial recession and the tragic consequences that follow. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boal, breaking bad news, drama, ELT, Forum Theatre, Freire, integrated skills, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, role play
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What is TEFL?
‘I am an EFL teacher and trainer’. A typical retort to this comment is: ‘What’s that?’ For the uninitiated EFL means English as a Foreign Language. EFL therefore describes the situation where learners are learning English in a context where … Continue reading
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Tagged CELTA, EFL, EFL jobs, ELT, ITI, Teaching English, TEFL, TEFL course, TEFL qualifications, TP
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Teaching Artistry 