What was the subject of your doctoral thesis and why did you choose it? I was among the first students who studied European Bilingual Education at the University of Education in Karlsruhe. By that time, I wanted to become a primary school teacher. I chose the programme because meant I… read more >
Website: www.robertkirstein.de How and why did you get into teaching? Funnily enough, I'd never wanted to be a teacher as I come from a family of teachers. That's why I I chose to do a Master’s degree at Potsdam University majoring in English linguistics, choosing Political Science and Political Economy… read more >
Job: English trainerWebsite: LinkedIn What is your role within Eltabb? Since the start of 2017, I've been getting more and more involved with the organisation of events. This means meeting other workshop participants, speakers and promoting a supportive and collective environment within the ELT community. Since joining, I had been… read more >
By Mike Budden To begin with, at this workshop Hugh presented some common ideas and beliefs about grammar to get us thinking about how much we believe language learning is grammar + words and if there are perhaps pitfalls in this way of thinking. He showed us that coursebooks often… read more >
Job: English language teacherWebsite: www.great-english.de You have been involved with Eltabb on the events team for over 3 years. Why did you get involved and what have you enjoyed about volunteering? First of all, thanks to Yasin for nominating me. What an honour! To your question, I had just joined… read more >
https://de.linkedin.com/in/theresa-gorman- 12665439 How/Why did you get into teaching? I admit I am one of those people who got into ELT partly out of a desire to live and work in foreign countries and (try to) learn foreign languages. The thing I wanted most after college was to travel, but I… read more >
What are a few of the ways you bring creativity into your work? I think human beings are creative beings and I like bringing creativity into all aspects of my life. One way to do that is to know the rules and then break them. Deconstructing, daring, experimenting. Another way… read more >
By Annie Heringer When I arrived at the Migration Matters Workshop, I wasn’t sure what I was expecting. I teach English in Berlin and my students are German or have lived in Germany for years. What would I learn today that would inform my teaching? It was curiosity that drove… read more >
Name: Justin Ehresman Job title: Managing Director of All on Board What made you decide to set up your own language school? I actually never wanted to set up my own school. I was in a relationship with a banker and he was impressed by the fact that I was… read more >
Name: Christopher Chandler Birth country: UK Job title: Business English Trainer at www.christopherchandler.de Have you ever worked in a different field? I've done all sorts of things in the UK. I've worked as a Client Project Manager (as part of a team) building a hospital in South Wales, bid for… read more >
