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Hi everybody,

I agree with sonnet. I've seen that in other places too: a lot of teachers are on their gap year.

It's a shame because they take lower salaries than qualified teachers which makes it difficult for qualified people to request a higher salary.

Jane

Maybe I wasn't clear eough. What i wanted to say was: if a teacher (or anybody else) doesn't learn the language of a country after 5 years, it indicates a lack of interest in that country. If that's the case, why do they want to stay? I can't make any comment about how easy or difficult it is to lea...

Quote: "Many Nova teachers, hoping to remain in Japan, are looking for other jobs. It hasn't been easy, since most don't speak Japanese. But a more-promising option may be emerging in a nearby country with its own major hankering for English skills. EF English First, a European language school...

Quote: (haven't worked out how you all do nice quotey things yet) "Many Nova teachers, hoping to remain in Japan, are looking for other jobs. It hasn't been easy, since most don't speak Japanese. But a more-promising option may be emerging in a nearby country with its own major hankering for En...

Hi Hubert and Comenius,

thank you both for your ideas.

Jane

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to know if any of you teach over the internet; and if so, how you go about receiving payment from your students.

Thanks in advance

Jane

Hi Simon,

I haven't tried it yet but will let you know about my experiences.

Do you know anything about receiving payment for classes over internet? Have you tried paypal?

thanks

Jane

Hi Lucy, I am struggling with a task in my module. I find it hard to know what is the level of the learner. I find that different books and internet sites say different things. I'd like a sure fast way of knowing the best way to determine. The problem I have at this moment is that I have been given ...

I think the British Council probably told you 2 years' experience is necessary because that's one of their criterion. That doesn't mean it's the same for all schools. You should find out about other schools in Syria before giving up. If you want to get experience, you could always start by giving pr...

The director of the school has asked me to teach a group of students preparing to enter an English universtiy.

I've never done this sort of work before. Can anybody out there give me tips, advise me which books to use in class, methodology to read etc.

All ideas and help will be very welcome.

Jane

Can anybody help me choose a good coursebook for beginners? I've been looking at Grapevine and Headway but don't really know what to choose.

I'd be grateful for any help

thanks

Jane

Hi Jadanek,

sorry I can't help you with this.

Have you seen the reply by deborah to multi-media tests?

bye for now

Jane

Auntie Lucy,

As the most experienced teacher in my school, I've been asked to observe other teachers' classes.

This is my first time; I'm a bit nervous and don't know what to do.

Thank you

Jane

Dear Auntie Lucy,

Could you tell me what a fossilized error is?

thanks

Jane

Auntie Lucy,

I've heard about activities with a vocab bag. I don't know what this is.

Could you explain?

Thank you

Jane

Auntie Lucy,

You helped me with some queries a few months ago. I now have another question.

Could you please tell me what task-based learning is?

Thanks

Jane

Dear Lucy,

I'd like to have some ideas for warmers to use in my classes.

Thanks

Jane

Dear Lucy,

I have a class of 12 - 13 year olds and some of them finish exercises more quickly than others. Then they start making noise and disrupting the others. Can you help me with ideas to keep them busy?

Thanks

Jane

Dear Auntie Lucy,

I need to teach a 30 minute lesson on "the big one", "the red one" etc.

The students are pre-intermediate level.

Could you please give me some ideas?

Thanks

Jane

Dear Auntie Lucy, I've just started in a new school with a policy that all new teachers must be observed. I'm absolutely terrified. I've only ever been observed on my certificate course where everything was graded and I failed one of them. I'm afraid I'll lose my job. Can I refuse to be observed? Th...