TEFL Prague and Abroad is proud to feature guest writer, Jonathan Last, and his book Teaching With Chopsticks. You can buy a copy of it here Teaching With Chopsticks Jonathan Last has taught English to adults and children in Europe and Asia. In this extract from his hilarious autobiographical novel Teaching with Chopsticks: TEFL from the Frontline , he identifies the different character types amongst his young students. Now I’ve been teaching here a while, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are eight types of student: The Unblemished ones. Young enough to not be cynical, still unfamiliar with foreigners so fascinated by me. My class with Jenny and Nancy, who are still keen that I don’t break the No Korean rule, is an example of this: their English is pretty good, and they’re easy to please, so are a general delight to teach. The Shy ones. I have this boy, Pat, who never talks above a whisper and sits very still. When the students don’t say much, i...
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