[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 1 | February 18, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] When students make “I notice” and “I wonder” comments on course content, teachers can see what they know—and what they need to learn. Edutopia team has published a useful video on ‘Boosting Engagement With Notices and Wonders’. This video is part of our How… Continue reading Boosting Engagement With Notices and Wonders [Video]
Grammar: discovering what to teach and how to teach it
[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 1 | February 18, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] The Cambridge University ELT team has published an article on grammar teaching. Niall Curry says, “In the first of a series of Grammar blog posts, our Senior ELT Research Manager, Niall Curry, lets us in on what goes on behind the scenes to… Continue reading Grammar: discovering what to teach and how to teach it
25 ways of randomly placing students into pairs or groups
[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 1 | February 18 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog team’s article on placing the students in pairs is a must read. OUP team says, “The suggestions are organised into two sets. The first set of suggestions gets students to form a line which the teacher then divides up into pairs… Continue reading 25 ways of randomly placing students into pairs or groups
Artificial Intelligence | ELT EdTech [OUP Blog]
[ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 1 | February 18, 2019 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT team has published an article on ‘Artificial Intelligence’. It’s a must read for all educators. OUP team writes, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) has actually been around for decades. But only recently has it become an accessible tool for day-to-day tasks on… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence | ELT EdTech [OUP Blog]
ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Promoting Project-Based Learning Minds Matter: Psychology of language learning | Q&A Being creative in the classroom with Alan Maley Being a dyslexic English language teacher | Philip Haines Getting more out of your classroom tests 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11
Group Work That Really Works
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Group work is a mode of learning I’ve struggled with for much of my teaching career. The concept of students working together to learn is valuable for many reasons, but creating a group activity where all students are engaged in the collective… Continue reading Group Work That Really Works
7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Viral videos, snarky memes, and a cat that is so grumpy it puts all other crabby felines to shame, these are but a few of the pop culture elements that make millions drop what they’re doing to check out the latest craze. Why… Continue reading 7 Pop Culture Elements You Can Use to Engage Your Students
Getting more out of your classroom tests
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Hooray! It’s time for a… [fill in the blank]. Whatever word your students come up with to fill this blank, I guess it’s not “test”. If you want to stir up some enthusiasm among your students, announcing a class test possibly isn’t best… Continue reading Getting more out of your classroom tests
Being a dyslexic English language teacher | Philip Haines
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] As a child I had difficulty reading and writing and some teachers would make me feel less than intelligent which often led to anxiety and low self-esteem, if I thought my limitations were to be exposed. This was especially true when I had… Continue reading Being a dyslexic English language teacher | Philip Haines
Being creative in the classroom with Alan Maley
[ELTWeekly Volume 10, Issue 11 | July 9, 2018 | ISSN 0975-3036] Alan Maley, author of Alan Maley’s 50 Creative Activities, one of the Pocket editions in our Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series, explores how you introduce creative activities in to your classroom so that your students develop more critical and exploratory mindsets.