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It’s an Anniversary!
Some of you might be wondering why I have suddenly changed the layout of my blog. Well, it’s been a year. Courtesy of #ELTpics. Photo by @mkofab April 30th 2011. The day I started blogging. The day I...
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The Teach-Off – Coursebk Day 6
This is Varinder Unlu’s account of her 6th Day using the coursebook. Click here if you need a refresher on what’s happened till now. Meanwhile, let me hand you over to Varinder… Varinder's boardwork...
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The Teach-Off – The Twist Part 1
As some of you might know, I used to work at Callan School of English following the Callan Method strictly, which involved reading a script from the Callan books 8 hours a day. Now, I’m in no way...
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The Teach-Off – The Twist Part 2
Yesterday, I had to teach with the coursebook. Today, Varinder Unlu’s had to teach with pure Dogme. This is her account of the events. Click here if you need a refresher on what’s happened till now....
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The Teach-Off – Coursebk Day 7
Today, Varinder Unlu goes back to using the coursebook after trying Dogme out for a day. This is Varinder’s account of her 7th Day using the coursebook. Click here if you need a refresher on what’s...
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The Teach-Off – Coursebk Day 8
This is Varinder Unlu’s account of her 6th Day using the coursebook. Click here if you need a refresher on what’s happened till now. Meanwhile, let me hand you over to Varinder… Varinder using Global...
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The Teach-Off – The Observer’s POV Part 2
During this entire Teach-Off, we’ve decided to implement a open-door policy in which any teacher who wanted to watch the class could walk in at any time. As a result, we’ve had Shelly Terrell, Adam...
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The Teach-Off – Related Posts
Thank you everyone for following the Teach-Off so closely in the last month. It has been a truly intense experience for me, and I’m sure for Varinder too. ‘Sorry guys, I’ve got to use the book today…’...
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The Teach-Off – Student Questionnaire Findings
A Teach-Off-less classroomPhoto by Shelly Terrell . The Teach-Off feels like something that happened a decade ago. As intense as it was when it was taking place, the end of it has suddenly left a gap...
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My Hairstory
I had a haircut recently. BEFORE . AFTER . . . . . . . . . . I hadn’t planned for something quite so radical. I had made an appointment at the hairdresser’s and was going for a trim. That afternoon, I...
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