Comments on: What do teachers find most valuable about intensive refresher courses?

By: oupeltglobal

oupeltglobal — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:29:20 +0000

Hi Martin,

There’s a full course outline here: http://oupeltglobal.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/otaoverview.pdf

Thanks,

OUPELTGlobal

By: Cristiano

Cristiano — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:30:21 +0000

I’m not sure of the ratio but in my country, Angola, the number of male teachers of English outnumber the number of female teachers. This is probably because people 9in Angola) in general believe that English language teachers make a lot of money.

By: Robert Chalmers

Robert Chalmers — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:36:02 +0000

I watched the little video embedded in this post with interest. Then I noticed there is only 1 male teacher in the room. This is very interesting, and prompts me to ask, has anyone done a study, or is there any anecdotal evidence even, suggesting that 99% of ELT teachers are female. Looking about my own situation, it appears to be much the same? I know in primary schools, years 1 to 7 generally, female teachers far outnumber males. I’m surprised to see that this may be the case when it comes to our teaching area/level.
Now, if this is the case, what does this mean in terms of student outcomes? Motivation? Acceptance?
Let me give you one example I am personally aware of. Adult students from Saudi Arabia. These students have a great deal of difficulty working with female teachers, because in their society, there are almost no females in public roles, especially those roles like teaching the men.
There are many other examples I’m sure – but my question really is about the female/male ratio of teachers.

By: pbhakat

pbhakat — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:04:41 +0000

Reading this blog, I start dreaming , had I got an opportunity to attend the OUP refresher course. Back in 1996 , in London, I attended a short course on Teaching English to Foreign Language Learners with a scholarship of BBC; it was very useful, widened my outlook to a great extent. I dream to be in Oxford to brush up my knowledge and efficiency as an English Teacher. Prasenjit Bhakat

By: Martin Wesley

Martin Wesley — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:14:16 +0000

Dear Sirs
Where can I get more info about OTA this JUly /

Thanks Martin