Infographics are everywhere at the moment, which personally speaking I'm quite glad of as it makes looking at statistics a lot easier and a lot more fun, though there is always the mantra to remember when looking at these things:... Continue Reading →
There's a fascinating interview in the Guardian's Science Weekly Podcast with Daniel Everett, academic and linguist, who's spent a lot of time working with the Pirahã people in the Amazon, and has concluded amongst other things, that his findings do not... Continue Reading →
This was something that popped into my head the other day as a way to change the dynamic of a CPE lesson based around summary tasks - and which will also be useful for the 2013 revised exam (writing part one).... Continue Reading →
In his second guest post on this blog, Dave Cosby thinks about forcing changes on languages and considers the sound-spelling relationships apparent in English. Above all, he admonishes, just Say what you see... Here in Portugal the language is undergoing... Continue Reading →
The BC have just launched a new website aimed at language teaching professionals: English Agenda. Amongst the many things you can find there, two components in particular caught my eye: Research and Publications CPD (Continuing Professional Development) The first is a... Continue Reading →
I just came across the game "Spent", courtesy of the Leoxicon blog. It's an excellent, eye opening game that simulates what it's like to be living near the poverty line in the USA today. Basically, you're put in the position... Continue Reading →
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