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Great Time Lapse Videos


The Guardian today has a fantastic collection of time lapse videos gathered from the far reaches of the internet. One of the most visually appealing is the "Terra Sacra Time Lapses" (as below), which has landscapes and locations from 24... Continue Reading →

IATEFL Dates & Rates for 2013


So anyone thinking of going to IATEFL next year, it's running between the 8th and 12th of April in Liverpool. Check out all the application and registration dates, as well as the conference fees via the link: http://www.iatefl.org/liverpool-2013/liverpool-2013

Guest Post: Math in German, History in French


In his latest guest post on this blog, Dave Cosby thinks about variety being the spice of life and wonders whether taking a CLIL approach to language teaching might not be more motivating for all concerned.  After all, what's the worst... Continue Reading →

One for the Etymology geeks


There's an interesting post on "Visualising English Word Origins" from Ideas Illustrated, which colour codes words according to their origins and then uses this process to analyse texts. If you scroll down through the comments section, you'll find links to... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Using Poetry in the EFL Classroom


Huge apologies to everyone who came to my session at the APPI conference on 29th April - this post contains the material and links I promised you that Sunday morning.  In hindsight, I probably should have posted it up there... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Claudia Ferradas – The certainty of uncertainty: meeting the challenge of change


A late session choice after I realising I was in the wrong room and the one I'd planned to see was full... Claudia Ferradas - The certainty of uncertainty: meeting the challenge of change Apparently we're going to start with... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Nik Peachy: Developing materials and practices for the digital generation


This blog post reports from the APPI 2012 conference in Coimbra, Portugal.  The theme of the conference is “Motivated Teachers make a difference” – I’m updating as I go, so apologies for any typos, I’ll try and clear those up... Continue Reading →

#APPI 2012: Scott Thornbury – It’s getting better all the time: Motivating teachers


This blog post reports from the APPI 2012 conference in Coimbra, Portugal.  The theme of the conference is “Motivated Teachers make a difference” – I’m updating as I go, so apologies for any typos, I’ll try and clear those up... Continue Reading →

TBPPP: A fusion methodology?


I was trying to plan a lesson the other day, by which I mean I was sitting there with a course book, a biro and the back of a discarded handout (which I find is the most efficient way of... Continue Reading →

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