Progressive-ELT.org
The purpose of Progressive-ELT.org is to create a web space where teachers and students of English can learn about and discuss the global spread of English from a critical perspective. This means: investigating English’s connection to globalization; questioning assumptions regarding English as neutral and beneficial; realizing that English is embedded in its cultural history; and exploring how English language teaching can serve to replicate and perpetuate inequalities on a global scale.
Progressive-ELT team says, “Our intention is to reposition the practice and profession of ELT in order to create a fuller understanding of how it can be made to serve emancipatory rather than colonial and capitalistic ideals. This means keeping the focus on communication that surfaces local knowledge as opposed to undermining it. We hope that increased multi-directional communication taking place across traditional cultural boundaries will contribute to our collective stock of knowledge as a human species.”
Progressive-ELT is the the process of initiating a newsletter.
Progressive-ELT Forum
The heart of Progressive-ELT.org is the Progressive-ELT.org Forum. This is where teachers and learners of English can come together with concerned community members, academics and others to work collaboratively toward a critical English teaching pedagogy. We believe that the best way to improve the practice of teaching English is to make it possible for the greatest number of voices to be heard. Too long have experts from the centre dominated the discussion surrounding English language teaching. By giving everyone concerned a voice and taking into account the uniqueness of each individual teaching and learning experience while keeping the global environment in perspective, we can then truly develop a new and better English language teaching pedagogy. The forums are accessible to all. Registration is required to post in the forums and is free to everyone.
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UsingEnglish.com
UsingEnglish.com is a general English language site, specialising in ESL (English as a Second Language) with a wide range of resources for learners and teachers of English, and has been running since the beginning of 2002. Different varieties of English are used; there are contributors from the United States, Canada, Pakistan and non-native speakers, but much of the site uses British English as it was set up in the UK. A list of staff members and site contributors can be found here.
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