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Research in foreign lands: Part I- the challenges

Nazia Nasir - November 7, 2018

[This is the first part of a blog which discusses the challenges faced by research scholars from developing countries, with Indians dominating this diaspora, when they move abroad to pursue…

30 Years Teaching English in Japan: An Interview with Marc Helgesen (Part 1)

Paul Raine - March 17, 2013

In this interview, Marc Helgesen talks about the changes the English teaching community in Japan has witnessed over the last 30 years, the importance of “positive psychology” in language pedagogy,…

Teaching English at Japanese Universities

Paul Raine - September 28, 2012

There are over 700 universities in Japan, and most, if not all, offer some kind of English language instruction to their students. But how does one go about becoming a…

Being a female English teacher in Japan

Paul Raine - March 3, 2012

Today is Girl’s Day in Japan, but what’s it like to be a female teacher of English in this traditionally patriarchal society? I interviewed Beth Konomoto, an EFL teacher with…

Teaching English off the beaten track – an EFL teacher in Belarus

Louisa Walsh - November 18, 2011

TEFL qualified Gemma Toovey found struggles and triumphs when she opted to teach English in Belarus, a  lesser frequented part of the former Soviet Union. I asked her more… 1)     …

Using students’ L1 in the English language classroom

Paul Raine - October 16, 2011

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…

Interview: Teaching Young Learners of English in Sendai (Part 1)

Paul Raine - September 27, 2011

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…

Teaching English in Korea; a 5 minute interview

Louisa Walsh - September 22, 2011

If you are looking to escape this country to teach English abroad, Korea is definitely worth considering. Korea offers some of the more stable TEFL contracts around to native English…

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Turning your TEFL gap year into a TEFL career

Louisa Walsh - September 5, 2011

The staffrooms of summer EFL schools up and down the UK are littered with tired and rather resentful seasoned teachers. You can spot them a mile off. They are the…

English teaching in Japan: A Japanese perspective (Part 2)

Paul Raine - August 28, 2011

In part one of this interview, Aki talked about the lack of work/life balance for many Japanese people, the benefits of working in an English conversation school, and the impact…

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