This is an entry for everyone currently working at an ELT summer school somewhere in the world! It's not always easy and there's a lot of hard work - hopefully this post will help out a bit! I've been fortunate... Continue Reading →
Free Technology for Teachers: 77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try This Summer. There's really not much to say about this, except to refer you to Richard Byrne's original post (see link at top). Most of the resources are categorised... Continue Reading →
This is a BBC Radio 4 documentary by Rory Bremner on how ADHD affects adults as well as children and what it can be like for all involved. Compelling listening and required material for anyone involved in education! The one... Continue Reading →
A lot of teachers think about education from the point of view of what needs to be changed and how we can make both the teaching and learning experience better. In recent years paradigms of education have altered, flexed and... Continue Reading →
OK, so that is a bit of an oversimplification.... but it does appear as though another nail is being hammered into the coffin of Universal Grammar (UG). This has all come out of a recent research paper in the science... Continue Reading →
The "associação portuguesa de professores de inglês" (Portuguese Association of teachers of English) had their conference last weekend and by all accounts a fun time was had by all, though I didn't get down to Lisbon this time. Some TEFL's... Continue Reading →
A very handy resource that I came across whilst trying to work out what was meant by "lockstep" in an ELT context... The image of classes of learners marching side by side up and down the road didn't seem quite... Continue Reading →
“Teacher No!” “Teacher, I have three tests this week!” Chances are, you’ve probably experienced the chorus of protest and dismay as you blithely announce the homework task of the day. Or alternatively as you ask your learners to present the... Continue Reading →
Michael Zimmer's "issuu" guide to technology for teachers: You'll have heard about many of the technologies that he mentions - but many you probably won't have a clue about! In an accessible, handy one page per technology format, Michael explains... Continue Reading →
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