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HaysG
HaysG
Recently completed the TEFL qualification. With 2 friends, opened an English Language...
Member since 09/12/07
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Back to it!

5 weeks off but it's back to work. We've a week of preparation then lessons start in earnest; although my time so far this week has been to produce all the Invoices for July (seems late but we were unable to do this pre-break). A big change from now on is in our timetable, we are now going to use a 3-term year more-or-less in line with the local schools. Good news - one pupil...
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Vacaciones!

At last! We started the English Centre way back in January and have been working ever since without a break (well oK I managed to 'long weekend' twice - mother's 80th (UK) and my GF's brother's birthday (Belgium)) but it's been a long slog. We expected things to almost stop once July started as all the locals (ie our students) sloped off to the beach etc. but of course we had forgotten exam results and...
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Opportunities in Spain

One of the odd things about Spain is the way they teach English in schools. Quite often pupils are taught to read and write but NOT to speak! We have one student who has told us that his teacher actively stops all attempts to talk (in English); I have one student who is lost when I talk but if I write down the subject material she is quite knowledgable. A lot of our students come...
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Experience

As a new teacher I have struggled a little so we are changing our way of work slightly - I am concentrating on producing some computer based training aids (one of the problems with having been a Software Engineer for 30 years!) although I am also teaching a couple of classes and 'sitting in' with some of Harold's classes to see how he teaches. Having a TEFL qualification is all well and good but experience...
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The Story So Far

I am one of those rare people an engineer (computers) who is interested (even good) at English. Feeling that I wanted to extend my knowledge I signed up for a distant learning degree in English Language and Literature. I had moved to Spain some 3 years ago and had continued with computer work and a mutual friend had introduced me to a Spanish artist and her English husband - Loli and Harold - who needed...
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