Tag Archives: History of TEFL blogs

An interview with TEFL blogging pioneer Aaron Campbell

Posted on 26/09/2012 by alexcase

It’s nice to really re-launch my blog with this fascinating interview on the very beginnings of TEFL blogging. Enjoy! Alex: Can you give us a brief biog? Aaron: Originally from the USA, I caught the travel bug in college after … Continue reading →

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A history of TEFL blogging Second attempt

Posted on 25/08/2012 by alexcase

Am getting my long stalled project on the history of TEFL (and, but less so, EFL) blogs restarted with: – A much improved proper chronological list, mainly based on comments on the original one – more comments here or there … Continue reading →

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An interview with Katie of TEFLlogue (History of TEFL blogging Part Three)

Posted on 15/05/2010 by alexcase

In my interview EFL Geek, he mentioned Katie of TEFLlogue fame as someone he most missed from the TEFL blogosphere, and I’m sure everyone who was active at that time will feel exactly the same way. She was incredibly productive, … Continue reading →

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The only remaining bits of the English Droid

Posted on 12/05/2010 by alexcase

English Droid is not only the most missed and funniest TEFL blog ever, it is also connected to one of the biggest mysteries in our game. The author, Simon Barne, not only deleted his blog without any notice, but concurrently … Continue reading →

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The Best of Chasing TEFL Ladies

Posted on 06/05/2010 by alexcase

No, not the history of trying to find a Liz to my John Soars in the teachers’ rooms of the world… One of the reasons my last post was even more untopical than usual was that when I went to … Continue reading →

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Ten blogs that are dead (to TEFL) but are still worth reading

Posted on 04/05/2010 by alexcase

I’ve been nominated by a couple of people to take part in‘vale a pena ficar de olho nesse blog’. This translates as “Try to find ten blogs that no one has nominated yet, like a birthday boy who is having … Continue reading →

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An interview with EFL Geek, the real grandfather of TEFL blogging

Posted on 25/04/2010 by alexcase

Hopefully he won’t mind the grandfather bit, seeing as we are almost exactly the same age (along with a surprisingly large number of other bloggers- is it a middle aged crisis thing to do??) I’m also hoping that he won’t … Continue reading →

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A history of TEFL blogging Part One

Posted on 22/04/2010 by alexcase

UPDATE: List now includes most of people’s suggestions, and have also added a History of TEFL Blogs tag that you can follow to the many later posts on the topic. TurklishTEFL was kind enough to publish a piece of fluff … Continue reading →

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A fireside chat with Sandy McManus

Posted on 22/09/2009 by alexcase

He’s been the most famous/ notorious online TEFL figure for around five years, and the age of Twitter doesn’t seem to have calmed him down at all. In this exclusive TEFLtastic interview, Sandy shows his sensitive side

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The best of English Teacher X Part Two

Posted on 04/08/2009 by alexcase

1. “I was overcome with panic and wanted to run. . .but I’d already run, and here I was” English Teacher Q on his first ever English lesson, after trying to escape it all in Bangkok 2. “I walk into … Continue reading →

Posted in Englishteacherx, Teaching English in Eastern Europe, Teaching English in Russia, Teaching English in Thailand, TEFL | Tagged , , | 4 Comments