It’s not easy to write this kind of post without coming across as obsequious, but sod it! Previous posts on this blog have featured Mike’s heroes in different fields and will continue to do so. I reckon all of us admire skilled practitioners in different areas. From the world of EFL blogging, let’s have a look at the giants and compare the ace bloggers.

Fledgling EFL bloggers like me who are interested in good EFL blogging will probably keep coming up against 2 names - Sandy McManus and Alex Case. So who’s the best? Read more »

For anybody who read one of my earlier posts about Sandy McManus and tried to click on what are now dead links both to his former site and also his hilarious post on summer schools, I am happy to report that the ace blogger is back and back on form! You can find the address below.

He has reposted the article I mentioned on his new site and does me the honour of inverting my last post on how to do DoS observations (cheeky sod!) to illustrate how these obs sessions are actually performed by many! Having been given a few scorchings in my time, reading this brings back a few painful memories….

Sandy’s New site:

http://tefltradesman.blogspot.com. Or just click on Sandy McManus on the blogroll down a bit and on the right of my blog.

One of the funniest EFL blogs out there is Sandy McManus. A really gifted comic with a sharp insight into the murky world of this business. Who knows how long this blog will be available to read now that he’s packed it in, but if you want a laugh, go back through his archives and enjoy. Can’t stop going on there and reading these little gems. Here’s an example of his writing on TEFL Summer schools:

http://tefltrade.blog-city.com/summer_schools__a_masochist_writes.htm