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Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy

Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy

A collection of instructed second language acquisition studies Masatoshi Sato & Shawn Loewen (Eds.) New York, NY: Routledge 358 pages ISBN-10: 0815392532 ISBN-13: 978-0815392538 Instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) is a “subdiscipline […]

Jungle Job

Jungle Job

by Elizabeth Bekes “And the Wachirpas shaman, Sumpa is also coming at the weekend,” I tell my daughter during our Sunday walk by the Tomebamba river and she laughs out […]

My Path to Teaching English Literature

My Path to Teaching English Literature

by Brian Collins I was 28 years old when I started teaching English in 2009. My TEFL career has led me to places such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ecuador, Poland, […]

Teaching and Exploring in a New Culture

Teaching and Exploring in a New Culture

By Alyssa Micek This article is designed to facilitate discussion regarding the cultural challenges of teaching abroad as well as the valuable lessons one can learn through the process. It […]

Don’t Stare – Start Writing Instead

Don’t stare – start writing instead

by Elizabeth Bekes Cuenca, Ecuador Book review on The PhD Writing Handbook by Desmond Thomas Palgrave September 2016 The opening scene of Sally Potter’s movie, The Tango Lesson is imprinted […]

Academic Writing Buddy

Academic Writing Buddy

A proposal to establish an international academic writing buddy system for mentoring and being mentored, with a view to getting published. Comments from teachers and educationalists would be greatly appreciated […]

What I learnt from Jeremy Harmer

What I learnt from Jeremy Harmer

About the role of course books in the modern age Helbling Languages – Books and Bits (joint professional development event) by Erzsébet Békés As background music, I have Sona Jobarteh […]

Teaching English in Uruguay: A Brief Guide

teaching English in Uruguay

Teaching English in Uruguay: My Experience and Tips Uruguay is a great place to visit, study, work, and live. Not only is it a country with quite an open-minded population, […]