Tag Archives: Youtube

Learn English with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington

Posted on 09/08/2012 by alexcase

I downloaded one of their record breaking previous series of podcasts and literally didn’t laugh once, and unfortunately this looks like more of the same. However, for those of us in the “profession” the fact that if Karl had a degree … Continue reading →

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What I just learnt on YouTube

Posted on 16/11/2009 by alexcase

A rare occurence, I know, but this kansaikidsdotcom YouTube channel (of a school called The Learning Tree which I had never heard of- thank you Google!) had lots of little teaching ideas for young and very young learners that I’d never … Continue reading →

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Another reason not to jump on the CLIL bandwagon?

Posted on 14/06/2009 by alexcase

“in 1999 a…study by Dr. Allan Bernardo of De La Salle University investigated the effects of different learner and instructional factors on solving arithmetic word problems among grade school students. The results showed better comprehension and solution performance when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, CLIL, links, Teaching English in Asia, Teaching English in Malaysia, Teaching English in the Phillipines, Teaching young learners, TEFL | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Youtube for TEFLers May 2009

Posted on 29/04/2009 by alexcase

Were the Nazis grammar nazis?- Downfall of Grammar (genius!) Japanese computer program (?) teaches vocabulary in context trailer for the documentary Mad About English complilation of Engrish signs (mainly from the classic http://www.Engrish.com, but easier to watch as a video) More … Continue reading →

Posted in Grammar, links, Pronunciation, Teaching English in China, Teaching English in Japan, Teaching numbers, Technology, TEFL, video, Vocabulary | Tagged | 6 Comments

TEFL joins the North South divide

Posted on 18/01/2009 by alexcase

“International House Newcastle – The only school in the North of England that is accredited by British Council” All the other school oop North were banned because of health and safety concerns with the presence of racing pigeons and whippets … Continue reading →

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Letter from a reader- Getting started with teacher training

Posted on 11/01/2009 by alexcase

Dear Alex, I’m an English teacher from Brazil. I’ve been teaching for 9 years now and I’ll start Teacher Training. Do you have any advice? Regards, Valeria Garcia ———————————————- I almost certainly do, especially as I was full time teacher … Continue reading →

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The voice of the “free TEFL course” speaks

Posted on 10/01/2009 by alexcase

After my disbelieving post about the truth of claims of free TEFL training (followed by disbelieving comments by my regular readers, both of them), I got a reply from someone in the parent company and sent off some questions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodgy TEFL courses, Global TESOL, links, Online TEFL certificate, Teacher training, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Asia, Teaching English in Korea, TEFL, TEFL career planning, TEFL certificate, TEFL conferences, TEFL qualifications, TEFL scams | Tagged , | 24 Comments

TED.com for TEFLers and linguists Part One

Posted on 08/01/2009 by alexcase

Here goes with another blog post of the type I like to call “Google with an opinion”, which I highly recommend as a method of improving your own internet use and getting a free blog post out of it. Basically, I have … Continue reading →

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TEFL conspiracy theory of the day

Posted on 12/11/2008 by alexcase

Talking of TEFL jargon , am I the only one to notice that since Scott Thornbury wrote “An A to Z of ELT” his other books have suddenly become full of more jargon than you can shake a dictionary at? … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge University Press, ELT publishing, links, Materials, Speaking, TEFL heroes- Scott Thornbury | Tagged | 2 Comments

An alternative dictionary of ELT Part 16

Posted on 15/10/2008 by alexcase

androgogy- teaching like a girly man behaviourism- the theory that making your students pretend they have stiff upper lips will make them act and speak like Englishmen, and wearing a crown in class will make them speak Queen’s English co-hyponym … Continue reading →

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