Global Bloggers
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What do you know about Belfast?
This is the most common question we ask students when we first meet them. Murals, stunning views and nature, museums, galleries, restaurants and clubs, the lively music scene … a bit of everything! You might come to know more about its past, or to see where it stands now or more…
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Hello from Belfast!
We have a new blogger starting with us this week. Valentina Castellani is based in Northern Ireland and will be posting about her life there and using Global with her students for the next few weeks. Read on as Valentina introduces herself … Hi everyone, I’m Valentina Castellani, I’m originally more…
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Local and Global
Before 1918 Russia had the Julian calendar, which lagged two weeks behind the Gregorian calendar, used in the rest of Europe. In 1918, however, the government decided to get rid of the two-week difference and adopted the Gregorian calendar, triggering dissatisfaction of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Church still uses more…
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Trained in combat
Walking in the city centre is tricky these days. Carrying your handbag, books and shopping, you dodge crowds of people who hand out leaflets, posters, flyers – general elections are coming soon! Well, you can’t say that all this stuff is completely useless – I have been given a small more…
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Snow and psychology
Hallowe’en seems to have been ages ago, but the colours of this day are still here – the pitch-black sky at eight in the morning when I walk to work, the orange balls of street lamps and large white snowflakes. Orange is everywhere – people tend to surround themselves with more…
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Yes, we can!
At last – Russia has given up the idea of adjusting clocks! This is something I am really happy about. My own biological clock is not screaming in protest. The problem was that adjusting the clock coincided with the gloomiest season here, with clouds hanging low and fogs rising from more…
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Football and phonetics
There is no football in Russia. Well, there are lots of clubs. There are many kids eager to play. There is a lot of money invested in football. But the national team always teeters on the brink of a complete fiasco. However, I always have an impression that the only more…
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To watch or not to watch?
October is here and teachers of English are under a lot of pressure – demand for private English classes and various courses exceeds all expectations! It seems everybody in Kostroma is somehow connected with language learning. Kostroma is a provincial town, and all your associations with the word ‘provincial’ – more…
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Beginning with Global
The new school year has started! It’s not really ‘school’ for me – I’m a university lecturer. I also teach one-to-one, which is a good way to try new methods and ideas. So, two adult men are my new private students, complete beginners. I’ve decided to try something new this more…
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Hello from Russia!
We have a new Global blogger starting with us this week. Evgeniya Zimina from Russia is our most northern blogger so far and will be posting every two weeks about her teaching experiences with Global experiences. Here Evgeniya introduces herself – her first blog post will appear later in the more…
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Wrapping it up
Eight weeks have passed and it’s been a unique experience sharing snapshots of classroom practice using the Global coursebook and a brief insight into my experience of living and teaching in Hanoi. I’d often considered keeping a journal of what I do in the classroom as a way to reflect more…
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Culturally speaking
Hanoi has been a complicated place, culturally speaking, for me. The fact that everything revolves around the Vietnamese lunar calendar is probably the biggest hurdle. It is truly what makes Vietnam a different place, in my opinion, and unless you have a clear idea of how it affects people’s lives more…
