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Kącik nauczyciela An interview with Jeremy Harmer
Kącik nauczyciela An interview with Jeremy Harmer
An interview with Jeremy Harmer
An interview with Jeremy Harmer
An experienced methodology writer, Jeremy Harmer is the author of the excellent Practice of English Language Teaching and series editor on the How to… series as well as hosting ELT Forum. His teaching days were spent in Mexico and the UK and since 1983 he has been a full-time writer and freelance trainer. How did you first get into ELT?
When I was failing to make a decent living as a folk singer someone told me about a place called International House where you could do a short teacher training course. I went along. I was hooked almost immediately.
When I was failing to make a decent living as a folk singer someone told me about a place called International House where you could do a short teacher training course. I went along. I was hooked almost immediately.
What is the key to great teacher development material?The one thing I've always tried to do, with Longman's encouragement, is write methodology in an accessible way. I see my role as distilling theories and arguments about language learning and teaching in such a way that readers get a clear idea of what people are thinking and take away some ideas of how to teach better.
What advice would you give to someone who was thinking of writing an ELT book?
Do it! What's wrong with the books you use? What's missing? Use the answers to those questions to have a go yourself. Your students will love the efforts you are making, and teaching will become even more exciting. Then you can stand back and see how what you've done might look to someone else who was asked to use it. If it looks good, you've got the making of a book.
Do it! What's wrong with the books you use? What's missing? Use the answers to those questions to have a go yourself. Your students will love the efforts you are making, and teaching will become even more exciting. Then you can stand back and see how what you've done might look to someone else who was asked to use it. If it looks good, you've got the making of a book.
Are you a technophile or a technophobe?
Halfway between! I enjoy using technology and get excited by new developments. But I get very impatient if it doesn't work. I'm a bit lazy too, so I expect everything to be perfect without too much effort on my part!
Halfway between! I enjoy using technology and get excited by new developments. But I get very impatient if it doesn't work. I'm a bit lazy too, so I expect everything to be perfect without too much effort on my part!
If you're a technophile, what is your best tip for a technophobe?
Just go for it. Remember technology is man-made so it's bound to have glitches. But, believe me, if you sit back and enjoy it (nobody should take it too seriously) you'll be able to do lots of things you never dreamed of!
Just go for it. Remember technology is man-made so it's bound to have glitches. But, believe me, if you sit back and enjoy it (nobody should take it too seriously) you'll be able to do lots of things you never dreamed of!
What is the future of the Internet in language teaching?
That's difficult to say. I think it will be used more and more as an adjunct to class-based teaching. As it becomes more sophisticated it will gain immensely in popularity, being used in ever great numbers by students working on their own, by people who can't make it to real classrooms (but can still meet up 'virtually'), and by teachers looking for readily available extra material.
That's difficult to say. I think it will be used more and more as an adjunct to class-based teaching. As it becomes more sophisticated it will gain immensely in popularity, being used in ever great numbers by students working on their own, by people who can't make it to real classrooms (but can still meet up 'virtually'), and by teachers looking for readily available extra material.
What was the last film you saw and what was it like?
Monsoon wedding. A wonderful human tale which had many true, serious and amusing things to say about large families, customs, love, and the middle class of New Delhi.
Monsoon wedding. A wonderful human tale which had many true, serious and amusing things to say about large families, customs, love, and the middle class of New Delhi.
What is your all-time top tip for English teachers?
Enjoy it. The more you put in, the more you get out!
Enjoy it. The more you put in, the more you get out!
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