On Reflection

When better to do so than now

‘It’s a hat on a hat,’ a friend said to David recently.

‘A what on a what?’

‘A hat on a hat. It’s a comedy reference. When you add a joke on a joke and just clutter the joke. You’re adding and adding without changing the original.’

When we heard that the theme for this issue was 21st century skills, we weren’t sure what angle we wanted to take for our . . .

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David Byrne, Mark Heffernan
David Byrne, Mark Heffernan
David Byrne has worked in EFL for over a decade and in that time has taught all the ages, levels and exams he could find. He’s worked in Ireland, England, Spain and South Korea, but the majority of his career has been spent in the UK where he currently works for EC English. --- Mark Heffernan has taught English for over 18 years. From the very beginning, he shared lesson ideas and started to run CPD sessions. He spent many years focusing on exam teaching before moving to Queen Mary University of London in 2016, where he teaches EAP and is a module convenor.