Our SIG Day speakers – Jane Spiro

Our TDSIG Day at the IATEFL Annual Conference in Glasgow kicks off with Jane Spiro, who will be speaking on the topic of reading and how this can shape us as teachers, running right from childhood. In this first post about our SIG Day speakers, you’ll find links...

You can train me, but you cannot develop me – I develop

For all of us ready to embark on writing an article for our newsletter or maybe starting a professional doctorate, I have a few tools that might come in handy. The app that has really helped me is PDF Expert which allows you to make notes in a PDF file on your iPad...

Don’t end your text message with xxx

Rita, a teacher from Amsterdam was appalled when a pupil showed her her private holiday snapshots taken from Facebook during a traineeship in Curacao. ‘ I didn’t wear anything indecent and didn’t throw up or anything, but it was very shocking.’ Fortunately, the same...

My English/Dutch self

Does the language that you speak influence your behaviour? And is the opposite true too? Does your personality influence the way you manage to speak a second language? Please share your experiences with us on this site. If you end up being a TEFL teacher it is very...