As school or department managers, we face a constant staffing challenge which arises every year – which teachers will be leaving, how can we ensure that new replacements fit well into our institution, and how can we keep good teachers on board to continue doing the good work that gets results?...
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28th February 2017By Tom Garside
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21st February 2017By Bryan Holmes
Hong Kong is an amazing city and I’m often asked why I moved here, but to be honest it was purely by chance. I applied for jobs in The Ukraine, Lebanon, and Hong Kong. I said whichever British Council Centre employs me first, I’ll take it. Ideally I wanted to go to Lebanon or Ukraine but neither... -
14th February 2017By Tom Garside
Vocabulary is an important part of language study, especially for younger learners and low levels of ability. However, teachers often gloss over opportunities for deep practice with new words and phrases – we often only have time to teach things once, and then we are flying on to the next thing... -
31st January 2017By James Pengelley
Article contributors: Tom Garside, Sharon Maloney, Bryan Holmes. We´ve written alot about what it´s like to take a DipTESOL, and the differences between an MA and DipTESOL, but the reality is there´s no better resource than meeting people who have been through a course. In fact we often... -
24th January 2017By Bryan Holmes
Article by Bryan Holmes and Tom Garside If you have been teaching for a few years you may be thinking it’s time to complete a Trinity DipTESOL or a Cambridge DELTA. Doing either one will broaden your professional horizons while making a huge leap in your professional development. This is... -
17th January 2017By Sharon Maloney
Squeak Squeak! By the Chinese lunar calendar, this year (2020) will be the Year of the Rat and will fall on 25 January. Some parts of Asia, like Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Korea and Japan also revel in New Year and Spring festivities around the same time. If you teach in an Asian country... -
10th January 2017By James Pengelley
Let's start with some common myths about TEFL We think it’s time for you to settle down and get a proper job. This was what welcomed me in the weeks after I initially complete my teacher training TESOL certification in 2008, having decided I didn’t want to go back to university to complete... -
27th December 2016By James Pengelley
Why teach reading? EFL teachers in Hong Kong don’t have enough time to teach reading. Reading is about so much more than comprehension questions. Reading is a chance to learn a language the way all languages are learned in the beginning....