MyLAMPA Blog

1.7.2017

What do language learners expect?

The bar is always being raised in TEFL In the early 90s, when unkempt, grubby-jean-wearing, goatee-sporting, teaching travellers like me used to hang out in Prague […]
12.6.2017

Getting Personal with EFL Learners

When sharing personal information with learners, how much is too much? Is it unprofessional? Is anyone interested? How can it be used to help facilitate learning? […]
11.8.2016

The State of the Business of TEFL in the Czech Republic

I was fortunate to be riding the crest when the first wave of native-speaking English language teachers surged into post-communist Czechoslovakia. I guess I was just […]
15.7.2016

What is a native-speaking EFL teacher worth? A rational approach

How much should language schools pay good teachers? Intuitively, one would expect that, if the students have had a great learning experience, any language school manager […]