Gerhard Erasmus

Gerhard Erasmus started blogging for Pavilion ELT in December 2019. He moved over to blog for the new look Modern English Teacher in January 2022 where he will continue to write about teaching and management issues, ways to teach pronunciation and other teaching/teacher training techniques. Gerhard has been involved in ELT management since 2006 as senior teacher, academic manager, and director of studies. He is currently based in Taiwan where he is Director of Studies and Course Director at a language school and teacher training centre. He is also a Trinity Certificate TESOL, TYLEC, and Trinity Diploma TESOL tutor. Alongside all of this, Gerhard is Coordinator of IATEFL LAMSIG (Leadership and Management Special Interest Group) and draws lots of his inspiration from the connections he has built with managers and leaders in ELT from across the globe. His management interests involve learning and development of managers, specifically those starting their careers as teachers, and it is also the focus of his current Educational Doctorate studies.

Critical Incident Technique – Resolving workplace problems and reinventing yourself

2020-05-14

In times of change or crisis, we should look at the future and how it needs to look to avoid crises or better deal with them. The Critical Incident Technique can identify workplace problems, plot a way forward to prepare individuals and organisations better whilst creating reflective practices.

The customer journey – How they experience your organisation

2020-02-19

When customers purchase a course, their exposure to your organisation isn’t limited to their classroom experience. Everything from your marketing to the course’s follow up influences the customer’s experience so understanding these journeys is vital.

New beginnings and a new school year

2019-04-04

With the new semester and new school year starting, it offers us the opportunity to have a new take on New Year’s resolutions. Here are my twelve. Simply because there are twelve months in a year. It’s another shot at trying to make those resolutions work.

Crisis management: in the middle of Coronavirus

2018-09-06

With conferences being cancelled, schools stopping classes, and some industries struggling under the burdens of safety measures to stop the spread of Coronavirus, crisis management (CM) and having a principled and developmental CM plan becomes vital.

Technology and your team – Choices, choices, choices

2018-07-26

The current shift to online classes has brought with it a steep learning curve for many teachers, but could it bring about changes for the better? Gerhard Erasmus offers a framework of analysis for the uptake of technology in the classroom and schools.

Gerhard Erasmus

Critical Incident Technique – Resolving workplace problems and reinventing yourself

The customer journey – How they experience your organisation

New beginnings and a new school year

Crisis management: in the middle of Coronavirus

Technology and your team – Choices, choices, choices

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