Excerpt from Book 1, Japan; Part 1, Hajimeru (Beginning) As any learner of a foreign language knows, it is sometimes challenging to remember the meanings of words, not to mention the pronunciation. As a child I studied an array of … Continue reading
Excerpt from Book 1, Japan; Part 2, Tomodachi (Friends) I Hope We Can Be Friends As I finish my lesson Makiko is waiting for me outside room 13. She is wearing green horn-rimmed glasses, bright-red lipstick and sporting an Asian … Continue reading
I arrive to my new home at around 8pm after a 1 hr drive form the airport. I am sleepy, hungry, bewildered and ecstatic at the same time, but after my recent bon voyage proceedings, this is actually the norm for me. It is dark outside and I can’t really see anything particular about the house. With bags in hand I enter my new home and realize that the 13 hour plane ride was merely a brief prelude – NOW I am truly in Hell. Continue reading
So you've been reading some of the stories from The English Teacher and no doubt wondering, "What's this nonsense, then?" In short, I'm still not sure. I wrote stories inspired by my experiences throughout my time in Japan (2002-2006) and … Continue reading
Marlen Elliot Harrison has been teaching composition, communication, language, literature & gender/sexuality studies at international universities in Asia, Europe and North America since 1997. With 50+ international academic presentations – including TESOL, EuroCALL, JALT, AAAL, ASA, AAA and CCCC – and 25+ international academic publications including Writing on the Edge (USA), Reflections on English Language Teaching (Singapore), CALL-EJ (Australia), and The Language Teacher (Japan) – he is passionate about researching the crossroads of language, learning and identity, and teaching in multilingual writing classrooms. READ MORE...
