Contact: english@mandywelfare.com Website: www.mandywelfare.com How did you become interested in Business English in particular? What led you to that specialty? I jumped in (or rather was pushed in!) at the deep end the week after my CELTA, taking on a last-minute business English class for a language school in Barcelona.… read more >
Contact: global.nomad.english@gmail.com Website: www.GlobalNomadEnglish.com Do you have any tips on teaching writing and training students to use the thinking skills behind the writing skills? Always answer “why” and “how”. Support your ideas with concrete examples. Show, don’t tell. Even for people who don’t need to write in their current or… read more >
Contact: richardshaw12002@gmail.com How did you get into teaching? It all started when I decided to move to Budapest, Hungary, in 2009 without much thought about what I really wanted to do, so I thought I would try my hand at teaching English until I found a “proper” job. Through teaching… read more >
Contact: www.shibboleth-english.com Question from Rosie: One of my favourite things about Berlin is the fact you never feel very far away from nature. What did you enjoy most about living in Berlin or Brandenburg? I really like how easy it is to get around in Berlin. As someone who doesn’t have… read more >
Rosie Lee Rosie's contact: lee.srm@gmail.com Ken Powell Question from John: Have you ever been to India? If yes, why? If not, would you like to go there, why and what would you do there? Rosie: I’ve never been to India but I would love to go. I think one of the… read more >
Website: http://letterfromberlin.blogspot.com Question from Paul: Were you always an EFL teacher, and if not why not? Thanks for nominating me and your question, Paul. No, I was not always an EFL teacher. I had a number of careers and a period at Sussex University as a ‘mature student’. I worked… read more >
1. Question from Carol: What kinds of things have your students taught you? Listen to what the student wants to learn before you start teaching what you want to teach. 2. For someone who has only taught in Germany, what are some of the challenges one might face when starting… read more >
1. Question from Nick: Which issues are most frequently cited by Business English students as being most problematic for them? It used to be grammar that students would agonise about, although their inaccuracies rarely impeded communication. Now, increasingly, I'm hearing about difficulties understanding accented English from business partners, sometimes non-native… read more >
1. Question from Phoebe: How do you bring your theatre background into the classroom? Maybe a bunch of micro-teaching skills: giving instructions, using your voice (presentations, lectures), improvising, an interest in lesson structures as storylines. Maybe, showing off? Seriously, if you’ve never come across Keith Johnstone (Impro from Methuen), there’s… read more >
1. Question from Rob: how has doing the Neurolanguage Coach training has changed the way you teach English? A great deal. I used to tell a lot more, talk more; now I listen more, facilitate the learning process, sensing how my student/s are feeling, what 'mode' their brain is in,… read more >
