Douglas College TESL

Douglas Todd: Is the English language privileged? It's certainly popular Opinion: English is not a 'better' language. But the reality is that it is prevailing as perhaps the world's second language of choice.

https://hbr.org/2018/05/how-living-abroad-helps-you-develop-a-clearer-sense-of-self

How Living Abroad Helps You Develop a Clearer Sense of Self Research finds it’s driven by how long you’ve lived abroad, not where.

Douglas TESL Grad Maya Reddy-Thom with her charges in Taiwan:

Douglas College TESL grad Sarah Markowsky with her students in Thailand!

We're getting ready for another fun, challenging semester!

Douglas TESL grad Smita Daswani with her class at EF in Downtown Vancouver

Here's another of our illustrious grads, Mark Bustalinio, with his class of students at the Canadian College of the English Language (CCEL), in Downtown Vancouver:

Douglas College TESL grad Elgin Woo (2nd from right) goes to a Korean restaurant with his students in Downtown Vancouver.

Let's hope for more funding from the federal government: http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-has-longest-waiting-lists-for-english-classes-in-canada

B.C. has longest waiting lists for English classes in Canada Thousands of Syrian refugees in Metro Vancouver have not had any English classes, making it nearly impossible for them to find jobs.

We had our first, hopefully annual, sponsor teachers appreciation dinner last night, and it was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to the next one.

Quick quiz: How many of these are used in English? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_vowel_chart_with_audio

IPA vowel chart with audio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

One of the big issues in the TESL field ...