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Posts from ‘October, 2009’

My Teaching ‘Journey’ in Greece (by Christina Markoulaki)

Oct 26th, 2009
by Christina Markoulaki.
25 comments

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
Imagine a persistent traveller who suddenly sees an ominous mountain in front of her obstructing her way.

Determined to arrive to her destination, she climbs up the steep slope, ignoring the surrounding thorns and other invisible dangers. What is her eventual reward? She has reached the [...]

EFL Teacher’s Kit for Surviving Kids (by Shelly Terrell)

Oct 22nd, 2009
by ShellTerrell.
15 comments

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
When I first began teaching very young English language learners in Germany, I went a bit insane! Kids climbed the walls literally and flew the paper airplanes I had actually thought would be a creative lesson plan. With 14 children running around and yelling, “Shelly [...]

Lion Tamers and Circus Clowns (by Troy Nahumko)

Oct 20th, 2009
by troynahumko.
14 comments

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
 
At any moment between 4:30 and 8pm here in Spain, thousands of unqualified people are standing in front of children pretending to be teachers. This, however, is not a game of make believe played by kids with bits of chalk in their hands, but an [...]

I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours (by Steven Herder)

Oct 11th, 2009
by StevenHerder.
18 comments

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL

Committed to learning
After 20 years in the EFL classroom, I still learn new things all the time. Certainly, here in Japan, the students are completely different than they were back in 1989; in those days, they all sat up straight, had their hair braided back [...]

Teaching middle school students in South Korea (by Dayle Major)

Oct 7th, 2009
by daylemajor.
10 comments

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
I teach in a rural area of South Korea at a couple of middle schools: one is located about 10 minutes about outside the city and has about 190 students whom I see three days a week; the other school is in the countryside (it’s [...]

Why I Love Teachers

Oct 5th, 2009
by Barbara.
22 comments

There are teachers, and there are Teachers. I respect anyone who steps into a classroom, but I adore educators for whom teaching is as much a vocation as a job.
Why?

Teaching Kindergarteners in Turkey:Enjoying Every Minute of It (by Özge Karaoğlu)

Oct 1st, 2009
by ozge.
12 comments

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
“To teach is to touch lives forever.”
Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be an English teacher! It was because my mum was my kindergarten teacher. She was so creative, engaging and inspiring that I wanted to be a teacher just like [...]

Life on the Learning Curve

Oct 1st, 2009
by Barbara.
2 comments

I have a confession to make. As I get older, my learning style more and more resembles an eight-year old boy’s. You know, push buttons until something works. That, coupled with my determination to maintain a beginner mentality by trying new things, keeps me solidly on a learning curve for something or other.