This month we would like to honour teachers working on various stages of education across the world. In this issue, five teachers working in different contexts in four different countries – Japan, Indonesia, Greece, and the USA – describe an ordinary day in their teaching life, one out of many, and with their stories paint the routine with a splash of colours that are both joys and challenges.
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Teacher As Author Issue
From materials writing to blogging, there are many ways in which every English teacher is also an author. In this month’s issue, David Dodgson, Katherine Bilsborough, Chris Mares, and Dorothy Zemach (the trainer of the upcoming iTDI Advanced Course, Self-publishing for ELT Teachers) offer their thoughts, perspectives, wealth of personal experiences, and useful practical ideas to help any teacher find their own way as a writer.
Across Cultures
Teaching English, or indeed any foreign language, goes hand in hand with teaching and learning about intercultural communication. In this month’s issue, Christopher Graham (the trainer of the upcoming iTDI Advanced Course, Intercultural Communication) explains how desire for cross-cultural communication can motivate students, Michael Griffin suggests a practical way to explore local cultures beyond stereotypes, and Naoko Amano shares her personal, passionate story of travelling across cultures while staying in Japan.
The Better Teacher Issue
What makes a better teacher? Is it the role we play in our students’ learning, or the principles that underlie our teaching, or certain personal qualities we possess (or don’t)? In this issue, our international team of bloggers – Ruthie Iida, Aziz Soubai,and Theodora Papapanagiotou – in their own different ways look for the answers to the question of what can make any of us a better teacher.
 Teacher, Learner, Supporter |
 Learning and Language Boundaries |
 Four qualities to be a better language teacher |
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Extensive Reading Issue
Do you teach reading, or especially Extensive Reading classes? What are some ways we as teachers could use to help ignite the passion and joy of reading? In this issue, our bloggers Stewart Gray, Chris Mares, and Kate Cory-Wright suggest some ideas and share their tips for a better reading experience for students.
Making stories your own
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Teenagers HATE reading!
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Creative and critical follow-up activities for Extensive Reading classes
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