Mr Daniel Welsch and his Interview on The Local

Hey everyone, The hard-working and occasionally-handsome Mr Daniel was recently interviewed in The Local, an online newspaper here in Spain. You can check out the interview here: Daniel

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The lonely troll

I’ve been blogging for about 5 years at this point, and in all that time, I’ve received mostly positive, intelligent comments. I’m really happy about that, in fact,

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Dreaming in Spanglish

Last night I dreamed that my normal students had turned into characters from The Wire. Marlo Stanfield was there in person, but the rest were sort of versions

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Translating DOS-Speak: What your director of studies is really saying

Wanna know what your Director of Studies really means when he talks? You’re in the right place. So here goes… I guess you’re teaching English in Spain –

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Teaching English in Madrid: the TEFL Job Interview

Ready to start teaching English in Madrid? Imagine… You’re a fresh-faced, idealistic young English speaker, recently moved to Spain. You’re wearing your best pair of board shorts and

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Social Media Manual for Online Educators

As social media creeps into every facet of our lives, many teachers and educators are interested in incorporating these new technologies into their lessons. In order to help

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Conversation in the language school #3: Who’s the Governator of Texas?

A conversation from the language school in Madrid… Student 1: Who was the best governator of Texas? Me: Well, um… Governator is a term that’s only used for

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Teacher Trainers Are Missing the Point

A lot of my students are non-native English teachers. Some of them have extremely high levels of English. And, I hate to say it, but some of them

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Teaching for Dropouts

I became a teacher when I was 21. Newly arrived in Europe and just (dropped) out of college. My new boss gave me a textbook and said good

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