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
(from The Five Lives of Edison Hartwell) It's difficult to say when the first life of Edison Hartwell began. For although an official birth certificate lists a time and date, many who knew him found this approach to establishing existence … Continue reading
On my first day as a university teacher in Western Japan, I entered the classroom and felt both a flurry of excitement and wave of heated fear. “Would they like me?” I wondered. “Will they accept me?” I continued. After … 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...