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Female Pirates Weren’t Sexy (by Lesley Ito)

Feb 3rd, 2012
by Barbara.
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Wacky facts I’ve Learned from teaching cross-curricular lessons. (The information contained in this article was originally presented as a Pecha Kucha at the JALT National Conference in Tokyo, Japan in November 2011.) It’s been six years since I opened BIG BOW English Lab, a private English school in Nagoya, Japan with a unique cross-curricular focus. [...]

Teaching English at a Japanese Academic High School (by Tomo Wakui)

Dec 28th, 2011
by Barbara.
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 My teaching History Hello. My name is Tomoe Wakui. Please call me Tomo. I am a high school English teacher in Niigata, Japan. I am very happy to have this opportunity to introduce myself here in Teaching Village. Let me explain my teaching history briefly. I became an English teacher in 1989. I worked at [...]

Teaching in a Small Village in Poland (by Anita Kwiatkowska)

Dec 27th, 2011
by Barbara.
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In September 2003 I got a phone call from my former primary school teacher offering me a part time job in the old primary school I started my education in. I felt extremely excited! It was my first real job offer and I was supposed to work with teachers who had taught me the alphabet [...]

When Did I Become a Teacher? (by Conchi Martínez de Tejada)

Dec 26th, 2011
by Conchi.
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It’s difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when you become a professional in your area. Some will say it’s when you start your degree, others when you finish it still others will say it’s when you start working. Even more people feel that they need years of experience in order to consider themselves a so-called professional. In my [...]

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

Dec 25th, 2011
by Christina Markoulaki.
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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 peak right on time to feel the calming effect [...]

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

Dec 22nd, 2011
by daylemajor.
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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 adjacent to a rice field) and has about 32 students [...]

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

Dec 21st, 2011
by ozge.
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“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 her. I had my own chalkboard at home and [...]

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

Dec 20th, 2011
by StevenHerder.
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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 and always made an effort (or pretended to, anyways) [...]

Bring Language to Life in Your Classroom (by Karen Frazier)

Dec 12th, 2011
by Barbara.
7 comments

Whenever I teach, I do all I can to present language so that it comes to life for the students. As an English teacher, I instantly become an actor in order to convey meaning for any new language being taught.  I recall the first time I was teaching in a classroom in Taiwan, where every student [...]

Bringing Happiness to the Classroom (by Vladimira Michalkova)

Nov 12th, 2011
by Barbara.
8 comments

What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful. – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama A real authentic smile of a student is worth every single minute you spend on giving them a reason for it.

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