I was at the Wired In or Out conference at Yildiz Technical University Istanbul the first weekend of December. Işıl Boy, the organiser, was one of the… Read more “Pen and paper and Put Out The Lights”
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I am very excited to have Özge Karaoğlu as my guest-blogger today. If you’re on twitter, you probably know Özge…
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I blogged earlier about my first visit to the Comedy Store in Central London in the early 1990s, which was…
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The Comedy Store Players: Clockwise from top: Neil Mullarkey, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch lying down, Paul Merton on…
Brilliant Brazilians in ELT – in their own words….
Teaching can be a tiring, frustrating and totally annoying business to be in, but there are definite plusses to dedicating one’s working life to it. One of… Read more “Brilliant Brazilians in ELT – in their own words….”
Outside my comfort zone (2) – Slippered for not backing a book…
The story so far – your humble blogger has been persuaded to make a speech at his grammar school Old Boys’ Dinner. He has had grave second… Read more “Outside my comfort zone (2) – Slippered for not backing a book…”
Outside my comfort zone (1) – Making a speech at the Old Boys’ Dinner
About a month ago, I made a speech at the Salford Grammar School Old Boys’ Dinner. My two older brothers are stalwarts of the Old Boys’ Committee… Read more “Outside my comfort zone (1) – Making a speech at the Old Boys’ Dinner”
Diary of a language learner – a Good Samaritan passes by….
You can say what you like about social media, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who is constantly amazed and impressed by the help that… Read more “Diary of a language learner – a Good Samaritan passes by….”
Diary of a language learner, Part 5 – a troublemaker in the class….
I was back at German class last week, having missed two lessons because of my trip to Brazil. I was rather pleased when the early birds in… Read more “Diary of a language learner, Part 5 – a troublemaker in the class….”
Diary of a Language Learner, Part 4 – Rays of light!
The story so far – when I turned up for my third German class, Dora the teacher asked me for some feedback. We had only five minutes… Read more “Diary of a Language Learner, Part 4 – Rays of light!”
