Atena Juszko, ELT Editor | Writer | Project Manager
Freelancing is a risky business at the best of times, add to that a pandemic and we now have many freelancers in dire straits. Publishing houses have had to re-think their strategies and change publishing plans, which has led to many projects being put on hold or cancelled. As a result, many clients have suspended …
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This post was written by guest writer Dorothy Zemach. Dorothy taught English, French, and Japanese for over 25 years in Asia, Africa, and the US. She holds an MA in TESL from the School for International Training in Vermont, USA. An author of over 20 textbooks, she now concentrates on writing and editing English language …
Jayne Wildman has been involved in ELT for 30 years. She first started teaching children and teenagers in 1988. After teaching in Spain, Italy and the UK, Jayne spent several years in Oxford as an editor, before she began authoring her own books. Her first book was published in 2002, and since then she has …
There’s no denying that teachers are underpaid and that also includes ESL teachers working in state schools. Many of them have to seek other sources of income which, in most cases, means more teaching. But not everyone wants to spend every waking hour of their day prepping lessons, instructing, marking, and so on. So, what …
Inspired by Katherine Bilsborough’s post of the same title, I’ve decided to write my own day in the life post … as my day is slightly different. This is partly because I have small kids and only part-time childcare and partly because writing constitutes only around 40% of my work and the rest is content …
Katherine has worked in ELT for more than 30 years. She has published for a range of contexts and publishers. She writes blog posts and lesson plans for British Council Teaching English, and a monthly blog post for National Geographic Learning’s ‘In focus’ blog. Katherine is on the committee of IATEFL’s MaWSIG (Materials Writers Special …