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dmb
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 Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:59 pm Post subject: Famous Efl teachers |
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I just thought, maybe the title should be famous ex-EFL teachers.
How many can you name. Of the top of my head I believe rowlings(of Harry potter fame) and tony Parsons used to be EFL teachers. Can anyone add to the list? |
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khmerhit
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There is a boring British novelist in Italy, but I forget his name.
Didnt George W. Bush teach english in Morocco?
I think Capergirl is going to be famous. Where is she? How come the posts that she starts flourish while mine drop away?
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dmb
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| I know how you feel khmerhit. Maybe some are just born to greatness. |
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gsbcn08080
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Sting the singer taught English in Spain for a while.
James Joyce was an English teacher in Italy ( or so I read in his biography) |
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Gonzo
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| One of my students told me Jiang Zemin, former Chinese leader, once taught English at his highschool. Famous or what? |
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denise
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RE. JK Rowlings--some teachers that I used to work with in Prague moved on to Portugal, where apparently they taught at the same school as Ms. Harry Potter. Years later, but still, imagine sitting in the same room, using the same materials... WOW! A brush with greatness.
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curveegrrl
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| I'm best friends with Britney Spears. Does that count? |
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Phil_b
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I think Paul Theroux (travel writer) was an ELT..... |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:35 pm Post subject: Earthly Powers |
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Then there's Anthony Burgess, who taught English at Birmingham University and Banbury Grammar School in England before going to teach
in Malaysia and Brunei.
Regards,
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Marcoregano
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Also Barry Unsworth, who taught English in Greece and Italy while honing his skills as a writer. He won the Booker prize with Sacred Hunger about 10 or 15 years ago. |
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khmerhit
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curveegirl revealed
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| I'm best friends with Britney Spears. Does that count? |
You bet. Can you get a private gig for us, curvee?
yours
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Shaman
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:55 am Post subject: |
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How about out there? Anyone aiming to become a famous ex-EFL teacher?
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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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