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Thank you for taking the time for this interview, Irene! You were nominated for the Spotlight by Farnaz Karimian for the impact you have on the TESL world – so tell us a little about your current work. 

Thank you so much, and thank you to Farnaz for the kind nomination. It means a great deal coming from a…

Farnaz, you have a ton of experience—from all sorts of teaching to curriculum development to management—and now host of your own podcast, Learning off the Syllabus. Tell us everything about this exciting venture.

I’m so excited that you asked about Learning Off the Syllabus! Thank you, Nicola! This is a project that I started during a difficult turning…

Thank you for taking the time for this interview, Nancy! For those that don’t have the pleasure of knowing you, tell them a little about yourself.

Thanks, Nicola.

I’ve been involved in the LINC and ESL sectors since 2010, and started working as a consultant with New Language Solutions in 2011. New Language Solutions is a…

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Your blog post, Why We Need to Keep Our ESL Departments Open, struck a chord with many people. How has this situation affected you? What can people do?

How has the closure affected me? Well, I’m sad because I love the school and I love teaching EAP. There are few jobs as gratifying…

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Kurt, thank you for taking the time to tell us more about the multi-faceted work you do. But to start, who would you say Kurt Strachan is?

Well first, I want to thank you again Nicola for reaching out and inviting me to join you in this discussion. I really appreciate this opportunity to share…

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Thank you for taking the time for this interview, Jagrati! For those that don’t have the pleasure of knowing you, tell them a little about yourself. 

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, Nicola.

I bring over 14 years of experience teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at York University English Language Institute, School…