by Virginia Parker | Jun 1, 2017 | All posts, CPD, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
Plagiarism is, unfortunately, a part of just about every secondary English language course, no matter in which country you work, and no matter if your context is a language school, an international school, or the mainstream sector. Plagiarism is not confined to one...
by Shay Coyne | May 1, 2017 | All posts, CPD, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
The theme of the 2017 YLTSIG Pre-Conference Event (PCE) was Values Education, an area increasingly in the spotlight as we become more globally interconnected. The YLTSIG PCE did more than just showcase Values Education however, it raised delegates’ awareness of what...
by Rachael Pooley | Mar 31, 2017 | All posts, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
In this blog post, I share experiences of teaching secondary young learners in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Having taught in various contexts in Asia for 15 years, these two particular learning and teaching contexts presented me with significant challenges, and later,...
by Chris Storrs-Fox | Mar 3, 2017 | All posts
“Speak English? Good. Got a clean(ish) shirt? Good. You’re hired!” So goes many people’s perception of job interviews for YL English teachers in Southeast Asia, where L1 English speakers can apparently walk into teaching roles straight off the street, leaving their...
by Katherine Bilsborough | Feb 2, 2017 | All posts, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
I started thinking about Choice in explicit terms a couple of years ago. Whenever I’m researching aspects of learning or teaching – for a writing project, a teacher training event, or a blog post, I pause to reflect on what I’m reading, thinking about how it...