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“I Really Knows How It Feels To Be Stressed Out”
Swallow Me Whole | September 2nd 2008 by grace
AUGUST 28-30The week started off with a craziness of a wedding and ending up in Seoul, Korea.SATURDAY: Jamie and Arlene’s wedding at the Royal Crown. It was a blast despite the DJ setting the night to be an old folks social instead of two twenty-so read more
Cheering and blind people performing, Thailand.
Isaan Style | September 2nd 2008 by Jason Brunt
Today at school there were a few surprises. At lunchtime there was a couple on our stage that is near the canteen. The couple was blind and was singing songs for the students to listen to.The guy could really play a tune on the guitar and also sing r read more
Job search
Teacher Dude's Grill and BBQ | September 2nd 2008 by Craig
If anyone is interested in doing English lessons in the Thessaloniki area or would like to hire an experienced, qualified EFL/ESL teacher for the next academic year. I can be contacted at this email address; cpwefl2003@hotmail.com.To see my CV click read more
What are you doing differently this semester in your ESL class?
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | August 31st 2008 by Eric18
What are you doing differently this semester in your English class? As a new semester begins, I face the familiar task - and pleasure - of selecting new materials and creating new forms for my oral skills class. One goal is to have students use the i read more
Education reform a long crooked road, Thailand.
Isaan Style | August 27th 2008 by Jason Brunt
Today at school we had a rehearsal for a very important assembly on Monday. On Monday we are going to be presented with the King’s Prize, a competition we entered last year. I have blogged on it before here but in short it is meant to mean that the read more
How do you teach the difference between “make” and “do” i…
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | August 17th 2008 by Eric18
How do you teach the difference between “make” and “do” in your English classrooms? What do you do? What do you make? What’s the difference, anyway, between “make” and “do”? These simple words cause lots of confusion for English lan read more
"It's Not Over...It's Not Over Yet..."
Swallow Me Whole | August 12th 2008 by grace
I'm leaving for Toronto tomorrow night in hopes to get a interview with the consulate general of Korea on Thursday or Friday. I'll cry if I don't. Because I can't come back. I don't have the time or money to make another trip.I called the reception d read more
English Fun Camp, Thailand.
Isaan Style | August 3rd 2008 by Jason Brunt
Well yesterday being Saturday, we had our annual English Fun Camp for our young students. The kids are usually from primary 1 – 3 and the day is about having fun.The kids arrive and sign in, say goodbye to mum and dad and get ready for a fun filled read more
Thai Government Departments, giving Foreigners an Enema, Thailand…
Isaan Style | July 31st 2008 by Jason Brunt
Here in Thailand you probably know that us foreigners or better know as “farangs” often complain about how Thais do things, especially government departments.Well this one is a dozy of an idea and was thought up by the Teacher’s Council of Thai read more
How do you close your last class in a satisfying, summer ESL prog…
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | July 26th 2008 by Eric18
Class bookends, both beginnings and endings, deserve special attention. This truism becomes more important in short term summer English programs where ESL students have traveled thousands of miles to study English. As so often, I tend to learn by stu read more
Made to eat my words, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 26th 2008 by Jason Brunt
I have to issue an apology to some young girls from my school. The other day I posted on Honda having their new motorbike on show at the school and two groups of students dancing. These students were preparing for a show today and a chance to win 200 read more
Honda Icon, games and dancing, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 24th 2008 by Jason Brunt
Yesterday at school there was excitement plus, Honda had a little show to put on for the students. When I got to the stage I saw two of our teachers on stage and also some students playing a game.The game was simple, the host said a Thai symbol and t read more
knackered...
Postcards from the land of no spice | July 24th 2008 by Mondraussie
i'm knackered... i had to do two 7am substitution classes for another teacher this week... people who want english classes at that time of the morning are simply not normal in my humble opinion... read more
If You Want to Learn Language Start with Culture
MY Life Thinking | July 20th 2008 by Hisham
I was hearing lots from a friend of mine about his uncle, I was really interesting to meet him because what I have heard, he was that man who is so quite and like to spend most of his free time behind a book, a book from another Language far from his read more
Gratitude is heaven itself
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | July 19th 2008 by Eric18
A bright college student asked a simple vocabulary question that threw me this week. “What is the opposite of jealous“? What is the opposite of jealous? Generous? Selfless? Confident? I found myself discussing various possibilities with s read more
Does Uncle Sam want immigrants to learn English?
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | July 18th 2008 by Eric18
Yet funding for English language classes, especially for adults, remains quite limited. Government programs only help students learn rather basic English, often around 1200 essential words. Students can “pass” all their ESL classes and learn enou read more
Saint Louis De Montfort Day, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 17th 2008 by Jason Brunt
At school we had St Louis De Montfort Day; you can read all about St Louis here from wiki if you like. This is the main statue at the school and greets you when you enter through our main gates.All the students had been lined up along the floors of o read more
Day 910: The end is in sight
Of Rice and Zen | July 13th 2008
Neo-Nova turns out to be everything you hoped it would be. Close to home. familiar, occasionally rewarding and a steady wage. Although on the surface nothing much seems to have changed, the day to day reality is a much more relaxed and pleasant work read more
Day 888: Keitai voyeurism
Of Rice and Zen | July 13th 2008
You teach a lesson in Yamashina Starbucks and decide to hang around for a while afterwards to study Japanese for a while. You notice a girl at the table opposite you has ceased the eye-ping-pong and is inspecting her mobile phone. Not for the first t read more
time to gloat...
Postcards from the land of no spice | July 13th 2008 by Mondraussie
the end of the academic year means a flurry of tests and evaluations and all students are invited to comment on the things they have liked and not liked and their progression throughout the year... i know it's gloating and shameful self promotion and read more
Moronic Parents and Needles, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 12th 2008 by Jason Brunt
I could get in some hot water for writing about this but I don’t really care, I was just totally amazed and need to share it as it is just so outrageous you will laugh.At school or Pratom 1 or year 1 students who are between 5 to 7 years of age hav read more
Thai Dancing and Respecting Buddha, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 10th 2008 by Jason Brunt
At school the Matayom 4 girls or year 10 are getting ready to dance for The Lenten Candle Festival, you can see pictures and posts here and here from last years festival. The girls will dance traditional Thai style in a competition against many other read more
Teaching Quotations Creates Lively ESL Classroom Discussions, Sha…
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | July 6th 2008 by Eric18
Why do you recommend using classic quotations in ESL classrooms? “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free…it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. President and principal author of the Declaration o read more
Aerobics and good food, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 4th 2008 by Jason Brunt
Today at school it started off as normal. The National Anthem was played and the Thai flag was raised. Then something unexpected happened. Some upbeat music came across the speakers and some students appeared out of nowhere to conduct an aerobics cla read more
Rockets on a school football field, Thailand.
Isaan Style | July 3rd 2008 by Jason Brunt
I was walking back from lunch at the canteen and I noticed a lot of kids on the school oval running and screaming all over the place. I noticed a large group of students all bunched together, something was going on. I went to the office and grabbed m read more
National Scout Day, Thailand
Isaan Style | July 2nd 2008 by Jason Brunt
Yesterday I arrived at school and thought I had slept through a few days. The reason why was that on Thursdays we have Scouts, all the students wear a scout outfit and they are different depending on their age. So it being Tuesday I was a little miff read more
Have You Read English Teaching Forum Yet?
Compelling Conversations in the ESL/EFL world | June 27th 2008 by Eric18
Have you read English Teaching Forum magazine yet? It is another outstanding resource for English language teachers whether working with adults in Africa, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, South America, or teaching immigrants and future citizens ins read more
Free Ice creams and a ceremony in Thailand.
Isaan Style | June 26th 2008 by Jason Brunt
Today at school we had a double whammy, it was Sunthorn Phu Day, and if you click on this link you can read about the man from my post last year. He is Thailand’s most famous poet. It was also Feast Day for our Brothers. This is our two Brothers. T read more
Less than 2 months to go…
Life on the road | June 24th 2008
Yesterday I received an email telling me that I will be receiving my Certificate of Eligibility soon. This is being sent from Japan and to receive this, I had paperwork to fill out and had to send my original university diploma. I have to admit, that read more
Foriegners In Taiwan: Are We Ronald McDonald
The Real Taiwan | June 21st 2008 by John
>Today was one of those days that my “Mcdonald’s urge” hit me and thus I found myself buying a number 4 meal, and, for lack of a China Post, sitting alone looking at a cutout of Ronald. It then dawned on me the scary possiblity read more
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