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Skilling up for Management

4th September 2024
Continued professional development (CPD) in ELT benefits the individual and the institution. Successful ELT management entails proficiency in ascertaining and delivering client and staff needs and managing time, finance, resources and quality control in order do so. This career progression may require upskilling in these areas and will form part of an individual’s negotiated and agreed CPD plan...

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From free-spirited Teacher to Academic Management - Stepping up your career in TEFL

27th August 2024
With the end of summer (in the northern hemisphere), many TEFL teachers are planning their next career move. Sarah Taylor reflects on the fulfilling journey her TEFL career has taken her - from a volunteer placement in rural Nepal to teaching in Italy and eventually earning a management position at a prestigious school in the UK. 

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Are native teachers better? Non-native teachers and self-esteem

20th August 2019
Teaching is not always a walk in the park. In fact, it is not only stressful but also draining as teachers give so much of themselves. I would argue that non-native teachers have an added stress: low self-esteem. “Are they good enough? Are they doing their jobs properly? Are the students happy? Are the students judging them based on their accent?” These are common questions that most non-native teachers ask themselves. It is true that native teachers ask themselves these questions too. However, non-native teachers might ask themselves these questions once too often, and they will probably give a negative answer...

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Wandering Blindly into my Teaching Career - An American in Spain

29th July 2019
Spain is a wonderful country and one that has been my home for over 12 years now. Having come from the United States with a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in History / English Literature and with little ability to speak the languages of Spanish or Catalan (the primary language of the area I was moving to), I knew teaching was going to be my main job option. I had had lots of business and management...

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Freelance Teaching.. Is there an easy route?

29th July 2019
The problem with being a Native English speaker is that, by and large, we have no idea how the English language works. Oh, we know how to use it fine well, and we know when people are not using it correctly, we can even point out to those people how they should say what it is they are trying to say. What few of us can do though is to explain exactly why and how what they are saying is wrong, what they need to do to correct it and why, and all the rules that control usage and structure which they need to know, understand and be able to apply to be able to use good English.

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