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KOTESOL – Time for Change. Vote!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

If you are teaching in Korea, you might know about KOTESOL – the Korean branch of TESOL. I’ve been giving presentations through them at all levels for a number of years but keep a fairly distant relationship. Just teacher training / workshops. (you can see my Teacher Training page with them here).
Kotesol and its chapters [...]

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Teaching English in Korea – an interview

Thursday, September 3, 2009

As many here know, I’m a teacher in Korea. I constantly get asked questions about teaching here — about visas, cost of living, requirements, job conditions etc…. Always happy to reply to the best of my ability.
John at JetsetCitizen just published an interview with me covering much of this. If you are wondering about teaching [...]

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Natasha’s Story and the story of other “adoptees”

Monday, November 3, 2008

See the FULL SCREEN version and more TED videos on our TED Talk feed page. Living as an EFL teacher rogue, roustabout, expat and “outsider” — one often gets to see the world in special ways. It is a tremendous opportunity to grow as an individual and to really see humanity for what it is. [...]

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The Power of Story…

Monday, October 27, 2008

Whatever the subject, I believe that stories should play a vital role. We are hardwired to learn through stories and more importantly to “embed” within our subconscious mind, the lessons and learning of life, by way of story. Wisdom is a story.
I have used stories in the EFL classroom and especially funny stories (there [...]

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