Jessie Beck - Contributing Teach Abroad Writer

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Originally hailing from Washington D.C., Jessie Beck has taught, lived, and studied on four continents. She currently teaches ESL and helps run an English Center in rural Madagascar while blogging about it at BeatNomad.com.

Articles by Jessie Beck

When All You Have is a Box of Chalk
Teaching ESL in Rural Madagascar
Posted: 01/24/2012
At this public middle school, we have no photocopiers. No CD players and kitschy audio clips. No overhead projectors. No textbooks for the students....

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Should Teachers Use an International Standard of English?
Should Teachers Use an International Standard of English?
Posted: 07/06/2011
“Could you pass me the basilico?” “Sure, sure, the basilico is at the other end of the table,” “Yes, I agree, this pasta is so much better with some...

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The Guilt Complex of Teaching English Abroad
The Guilt Complex of Teaching English Abroad
Posted: 02/28/2011
After a few months of teaching English in rural Costa Rica, a couple teachers and I admitted that we felt slightly uneasy about participating in the...

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