Blog posts

• Things my classes love doing.

  I've just completed my first month of teaching here in Ho Chi Minh City. It's been stressful at times, but mostly very rewarding. This is definitely the best job I've ever had =) When I...

• Make Your Students Use English

        For many years now I have stood strongly for the ESL teaching approach that focuses more on getting students to use the language rather than just learning it. It's a concept not so easy...

• Great source of info/games/activites online

  For any of you teaching children, as I do, and need constant information, activites and games to play. Have a look here at Learn English Kids - you can subscribe (free) to their newsletter which...

• Videos Clips for ESL Classroom use

  One thing we ESL teachers all need is something to arouse excitement and curiousity among students in class especially when they begin to find our lessons a little boring. It's a headache usually to go...

• It's been awhile!!!

  It's been awhile since my last journal entry and there are two reasons for this. The first - I've been busy. The second - iPad. I will start with the latter because this has actually...

• How do I teach with no curriculum?

  Whereas some schools will give you detailed instructions of what you must teach, others do not. For some teachers this is good news (great I have no restraints!) and for others this is an absolute...

• Being a TEFL teacher is great – getting to travel the world is an amazin...

  1. How many more times will I have to buy a potato peeler?2. When will airlines start allowing 60kg for baggage??  (I may be a TEFL teacher but I still like shoes and bags!!! One...