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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.

When quitters win

Motivational speakers and books are very popular. Do they really help people achieve or is it better to give up sometimes? Gerhard Erasmus considers when it is better to let go, and looks at when quitting makes you a winner.

Help! I’m a new manager

It is always exciting when we are given new roles and titles. But do we really change or is it just our titles that change? Gerhard Erasmus looks at how we might feel and what we can do to help ourselves when we feel overwhelmed.

Reflections on IATEFL 2023

It was great to be back face to face at the IATEFL conference, and there was lots of learning. More importantly, there were lots of people, and our connections to people is what makes life special.

Teacher trainer frustrations: trainees swerving pronunciation teaching!

Picture this: your trainees get, or have an awareness of, why phonology in teaching is important in input sessions, yet avoid it like the plague in their teaching … Why is this? What can be done about it? Gerhard looks at why this happens and suggests a way forward for teachers and trainers.

Teacher life cycles – How to stay motivated

Have you given much thought to your future? Have you ideas of where and how you’ll be working? While there will always be the teachers who want to move from teaching into management, writing, or training, possibly even publishing… what about those who are happy teaching? This post is for those teachers – helping them (you) stay motivated and hungry for success.
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