Dear Fellow bloggers,

This will be my last message, as my time as guest writer has now come to an end.

Dear fellow-bloggers,

For all of those readers who do celebrate Christmas, in whatever way, before you go under the cataract of shopping and the blear of good cheer, here is a little greeting in verse.

Connected with my comments on what constitutes a successful lesson/teacher, is Earl Stevick's now famous riddle from his book, Memory, Meaning and Method:

I mentioned 'flow' in my last blog.  How do teachers establish the right atmosphere for achieving a flow state in their classes.  Well, one component is the way they use their voices.&nbs

One of the key questions which surfaces constantly in discussions among teachers is 'what makes a good lesson?'. 

I am an alien in the blogo-sphere, so I am not at all sure how to proceed.  So ‘whatever’, as they say, let’s just give it a go.

Earlier this year at IATEFL Cardiff, I was interviewed by Rob Lewis of the British Council.