Our students live in two worlds; the world inside classroom with its hard desks, rows of chairs and the backs of people’s heads, and the world outside; full of new things to see, touch, smell, taste and feel. Drama connects these two worlds and can breathe life into our English lessons. ...
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18th February 2020By Ezekiel Chattell
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4th February 2020By Amanda Greenhalgh
Who we are? English for Asia is a teacher training centre, where people come to learn how to be English Teachers. All the courses are at our centrally located office in Sheung Wan, 2 minutes’ walk from the MTR. What we do Every month, we offer 20 - 30 hours of assessed teaching practice... -
14th January 2020By Sean Martin
‘We never follow maps to buried treasure and X never, ever marks the spot’, according to Indiana Jones. If you’ve ever wanted to be an Indiana jones type but thought it’s only some Hollywood fantasy and I’m only an English teacher, think again. We can all be language archaeologists and perhaps we... -
23rd December 2019By Sean Martin
Receptive skills are the means by which we interpret written and spoken language. Reading is one of the ways we do this. In order for learners of English to be able to understand simple written texts (short sentences, short articles, newspaper headlines, etc.) or longer texts, complex thinking... -
3rd December 2019By Sean Martin
It's that time of the year again when I take a delve into the words of Christmas. It might be nerdy but it is Christmas and I like it … I thought I might take a look at some of the more obscure and perhaps forgotten words that might find their way into your Christmas teaching repertoire for good or... -
12th November 2019By Sean Martin
If it quacks like a duck … it might be a duck, but then again it might not. Someone speaks English, they can teach English … or so the perpetuated myth goes. The answer though is probably not, but they could with the training and making the personal and financial investment needed. Another... -
29th October 2019By Kevin Clare
A task that propels a child into a new world, sets off a process of creativity, learning, and language practice in many forms seems to be something many young learner educators find a chore. Writing for young learners is often something that is done in isolation and at times, even ignored. This... -
30th September 2019By Clare Voke
Many teachers consider doing further qualifications to improve their teaching knowledge and skills, but sometimes it can be difficult to choose which course is right for you. For those of you that already hold a Cert TESOL (or equivalent) certificate and have at least two years of post-cert...