Testimonials

Read what past participants have written about recent Asian EFL Journal courses we have run in Korea:

“Not coming from a teaching background, my eyes were opened during this course to the  unlimited possibilities within an ESL classroom. I have taught ESL for 2 years, and it was so nice to be able to finally put some theory behind this ‘teaching’ I had been doing. One of the painful things I find with teaching ESL is needing to fill the time or fill awkward silences. This course, however, showed me how to take even one worksheet and develop it into an entire lesson plan. One that is fun, involves everyone and can be used at many different levels. I feel the concept of task-based teaching, which is taught extensively thorughout the course, is highly useful and successful. Since the course I have been able to stretch out my students textbooks by simply making extended lessons beyond the book itself. I feel like my students are more interested, and they can see that I am putting more effort into the classrooms.

The course covered many other important areas, such as grammar, how to deal with games and make them relevant to your topic, giving feedback, and how to utilise different resources. The course itself was very organised. The venue was great and the lecturers were prepared and informative. I felt like I could approach any one of them and ask questions. The follow up has been great, too. Response to emails is quick and helpful.

Overall I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to better themselves as teachers. Even if you have taught ESL for years, I feel there will be something you can learn from this course.”  – Lindsay M. (February, 2010)

“The course I attended in Seoul was fantastic! Great lecturers made classes informative and fun and you can really improve your level of teaching by adding more dimensions and understanding to your lessons.” –Shane N. (May 2010), Chungbuk National University