[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Shelley Wright is a teacher/education blogger living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Currently, she serves as the high school learning consultant for Prairie South Schools. Her passion in education is social justice, global education and helping students make the world a better place. Shelley is… Continue reading The power of student-driven learning (TED Video)
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The 5 principles of highly effective teachers (TED Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] After a high profile career as CEO, Pierre Pirard decided to redirect his focus and became a teacher. Working in Brussels’ most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, he discovered that these children — usually portrayed as troublemakers — are able to rise above this negative image. He… Continue reading The 5 principles of highly effective teachers (TED Video)
Cambridge English Webinar: Plagiarism: Why students do it and how you can help, February 11
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar will take place at 15:30 EST; 10:30 PST; 20:30 GMT. How often do you have to deal with plagiarism in your classes? Plagiarism is a major issue for teachers everywhere, and there aren’t a lot of resources available to help students develop… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Plagiarism: Why students do it and how you can help, February 11
Make Learning Last: How Diverse Learners Can Process Their Understanding (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The difficult part of exercise is getting started and sticking to it. Fitness classes are like school classrooms. There are people at different skill levels of strength and conditioning. The instructor’s job is to provide an experience that challenges all participants based on where… Continue reading Make Learning Last: How Diverse Learners Can Process Their Understanding (Edutopia)
How and Why Intrinsic Motivation Works (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] We are more aware than ever that student motivation and engagement is essential for lasting learning. But there is less discussion of how and why intrinsic motivation works. In fact, when we talk about “motivating students,” we lose sight of the fact that they… Continue reading How and Why Intrinsic Motivation Works (Edutopia)
Better together – maximising language use (Cambridge ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Is language learning through immersion always successful? Marcin Lewandowski and Liz Asadi suggest that it can have a negative impact on learning and how students working together as ‘learning buddies’ can counteract this. As Krashen intended London is often a key destination for students who… Continue reading Better together – maximising language use (Cambridge ELT Blog)
Cambridge English Webinar: Online video genres and student creation, February 2
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar will look at the most popular online video genres of the moment. We will analyse the influence they have on students’ own video projects. We will show practical examples of students’ work and look at how the structure, organisation and language of… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Online video genres and student creation, February 2
Perspective, Pace and Passing: Teaching English in a Foundations Programme (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] A decade and a half. That’s how long I have been teaching on a Foundations programme in Dubai, and it has been, from a teaching and career perspective, an amazingly positive experience. When I arrived fifteen years ago, I had been teaching general English… Continue reading Perspective, Pace and Passing: Teaching English in a Foundations Programme (OUP ELT Blog)
The art of juggling: developing the language learner’s vocabulary (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The word ‘thesaurus’ comes from the Greek meaning ‘treasure’ or ‘storehouse’ and the traditional thesaurus is a kind of storehouse of language. Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases lists over 70 synonyms for fast, including zippy, fleet and nimble-footed. The editors have made… Continue reading The art of juggling: developing the language learner’s vocabulary (OUP ELT Blog)
ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2 | January 11, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Mark Powell: Top Tips to Boost your Business English Lessons (Video) Digital Tools for Teachers (Video) Reading English: Why and How (Video) Teaching listening #2 – Bottom-up processing (Cambridge ELT Blog) Teaching listening #1 – Listening as comprehension (Cambridge ELT Blog) Cambridge English Webinar:… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2