Students Say the Funniest Things
Teaching English as a foreign language certainly has its ups and downs. Like a lot of jobs, we’ve all had those days where nothing goes right and your patience is […]
Category Archives: Teaching
My Next Adventure: Back To School
Itchy feet – be gone; it’s almost time to hit the road again! Since completing my CELTA course in May I’ve been relentless on my job hunt and my days […]
Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Take a CELTA Course
Last week I published my five reasons that people who are considering a CELTA should go ahead and take the course. I mentioned a lot of positive aspects of the […]
Five Reasons You Should Take a CELTA Course
As part of my ‘CELTA series’ of posts (ok, three posts about my CELTA course), I’ll be looking to give information and advice to those people who are considering, or […]
What Should You Expect From Your CELTA Interview?
As you may (or may not) know, I recently completed a CELTA teaching course at Manchester Central School of English. It’s been one of the most stressful and intense months […]
Four Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Teaching EFL
I’m coming towards the end of my time in Singapore and, as such, the end of my first job in the world of teaching. It’s been an absolute blast. I’ve […]
Lessons I’ve Learnt In My First Week As A Teacher
Yes, the ‘lessons’ pun was fully intended. I’ve just completed my first full week as an English teacher in Singapore and it’s been an absolute blast. I’m not sure I’ve ever […]
I’m Employed!
Sadly for some people, as of June 9th I can no longer be labelled a “travel bum”. Let me explain… Regular readers may remember that one of my travel New […]
Rambling Northerner 