(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Yes/No Cards
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Yes/No Cards
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Maps
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Maps
Download Of The Month: Conditionals Poster
I’m a big fan of putting up posters in the classroom, at least I was until I started teaching privately and I’m not sure covering my living room in paper is the way forward! But if I could, I would … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Conditionals Poster
Reflections On… Fake News
This is one in a series of posts in which I look back on 10 years of blogging and reflect on posts from the past. Back on October 16th, one day after I was celebrating my blog’s tenth anniversary, Philip … Continue reading Reflections On… Fake News
Time to reflect, 10 years on…
10 years ago today I published my first post on this blog. A lot has happened in those years (I wrote about most of them here) and while I haven’t posted as much as I would have liked, I’m pretty … Continue reading Time to reflect, 10 years on…
Getting Ready For Our Digital Future
In my second post in this series on online teaching, I explained how I think that the current coronavirus pandemic might speed up the increasing demand for online language lessons. And whether it happens or not, I think it is … Continue reading Getting Ready For Our Digital Future
Is Online Teaching Going To Go Viral?
As I write this, we are in the midst of the coronavirus emergency that is sweeping across the world. I have no idea what the effect of this will be in the long-term but I suspect that one of the … Continue reading Is Online Teaching Going To Go Viral?
You Are Not Alone
I’ve become a bit of a fan of stoic philosophy recently, and I’ve found it very useful in helping me to reflect on who am I and how to live and teach. I won’t go into it here, but I … Continue reading You Are Not Alone
Lesson Plan: Goal Setting
If, as Socretes said, an unexamined life was not worth living, then I would argue that an unexamined course is not worth taking. By this I mean that I think it’s crucial for learners to understand why they are doing … Continue reading Lesson Plan: Goal Setting
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Speech Bubbles
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Speech Bubbles
