A Year of No Tests

Here is an interesting experiment you should take a note of. Jodie Deinhammer says, “During the first week of school this year, I asked my kids to write on a poster and finish the prompt, “I hope we…” Right in the middle, someone wrote “have no tests.” I never liked tests. As a student, I… Continue reading A Year of No Tests

Teaching and learning in the face of conflict

We are happy to share this OUP ELT article published in June. After over two years of bouncing from one COVID-19 variant to another, the conflict in Ukraine has put people on the edge and has left many across the world feeling stressed and anxious. The global pandemic has already had a devastating toll on… Continue reading Teaching and learning in the face of conflict

Using augmented and virtual reality in language teaching

Here’s a useful article from the Cambridge University Press blog. Hayo Reinders says, “In today’s conversation of the Teachers Talk Tech podcast series, it’s Dr Mark Pegrum (University of Western Australia) and Andrea Vinkler’s (Cambridge University Press & Assessment) turn to discuss our next topic. We look at the potential of augmented and virtual reality for language… Continue reading Using augmented and virtual reality in language teaching

Is Technology Really Helping Us Teach Better?

Here’s a useful article from the OUP Eglish blog. We know that there are lots of opportunities from technology in ELT – but we also see examples of technology doing what we know isn’t good from a teaching point of view. How can we make sure technology is working for teachers, and that teachers are… Continue reading Is Technology Really Helping Us Teach Better?

ELTWeekly Volume 13, Issue 10 | June 2022

Experimenting with Affective Reading Skell: A Search Engine to Teach Writing Using Visuals with ELLs [Podcast] ELT Summit 2022 is Coming 60-Second Strategy: Stand-Up Meetings [Video] Teaching Students to Evaluate Websites Professionalism in English Language Teaching – Silvana Richardson [Video] Future In The Past: What People In The Past Thought [PPT] Received Pronunciation old and… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 13, Issue 10 | June 2022

Experimenting with Affective Reading

Here is an interesting article on Affective Reading. I’m currently taking an online course on Materials Development with NILE and can say that it has been one of the most eye-opening courses I’ve taken since COVID-19. One of the modules focussed on affective learning and, in particular, making reading more emotionally and congitively engaging. This… Continue reading Experimenting with Affective Reading