Intellectual Work and Requirements for the Teacher

The problem of this article is unmotivated criticism of the humanities worldwide in conditions of reduced funding. Something may not be well in criticised humanities, language teaching has its own problems some of which are man-made. Discussions in the press, online and in conferences increase rather than solve the problems. Attention is due to the teachers rather than to the talking points. Intellectual work satisfies the formula of physical labour (A=Fs), but this work has added value when...