What You Didn’t Know about Language Barriers | Roxanne Pomerantz

In the spirit of the event, “TedxBGU2015: Breaking Barriers”, Roxanne brings our attention to language barriers. In a very interesting talk, she takes examples from linguistics, cognitive sciences, and her personal experience as an American living in Israel, to make a case for replenishing the world with multi-lingual people. Imagine a world without language barriers,… Continue reading What You Didn’t Know about Language Barriers | Roxanne Pomerantz

How to get your flipped classroom started

Philip Kerr has published an article titled How to get your flipped classroom started on CUP ELT blog. Kerr says, “There are many reasons why flipped learning has gained in popularity in recent years. These include: Personalisation Helping with specific learning difficulties Self-pacing Offering a personal choice of study material Providing individual support Active Learning… Continue reading How to get your flipped classroom started

Personalized Professional Development at Home

In these toughest times, it is important to engage yourself in some kind of activities that help you to grow professionally. Edutopia contributor Bridget Stegman has shared some useful inputs on how to embark on personalized professional development staying at home. Stegman says, “One of the benefits of personalized professional development is that it can… Continue reading Personalized Professional Development at Home

2 Simple Ways to Improve Online Instruction

Edutopia’s Jorge Valenzuela has published an article highlighting two useful tips to improve your online teaching. Valenzuela says, “In the months since the pandemic caused an emergency rush to distance learning, many teachers have made significant strides in improving the remote teaching skills they need to reach all learners. The new school year can allow… Continue reading 2 Simple Ways to Improve Online Instruction

10 Easy Steps to Moving Your Course Online [Expert Article]

We are happy to publish this incredible article by Andrea Giordano. Andrea is the creator of ESL Basics, a popular destination for online English learners and teachers. There’s a mad dash to move face-to-face courses to online. It can feel overwhelming and unnatural for those faculty members who have never taught online. Even if you… Continue reading 10 Easy Steps to Moving Your Course Online [Expert Article]

ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 6

We are here with the latest issue of ELTWeekly newsletter. I am sure it will help you cultivate new insights. Do share your inputs to help us improve the newsletter. OUP’s Complete Professional Development Guide Educators Say Good Morning to Students—Via Video 3 Everyday Uses for the Oxford Text Checker 12 tips for teaching an… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 6

Applying to study at IE University in the time of Covid-19 [Podcast]

The Cambridge Schools has published a new podcast episode Applying to study at IE University in the time of Covid-19. In this podcast Tom Parkinson, Cambridge International’s Recognition Consultant for Spain, talks with Miguel Costa, Executive Director of Admissions and Development at IE University. Watch the podcast here. Cambridge Schools

3 Everyday Uses for the Oxford Text Checker

The Oxford University Press ELT has published an article highlighting three everyday uses of the Oxford Text Checker tool. OUP team says, “You have found a thought-provoking authentic text that you think would engage your class in some lively debate, but you want to be sure the overall vocabulary level is right for the class,… Continue reading 3 Everyday Uses for the Oxford Text Checker

OUP’s Complete Professional Development Guide

The Oxford University Press ELT has published The Complete Professional Development Guide: Books You Need To Read In 2020. You should refer this article to learn about the books that can help you to move on towards professional development. The OUP team says, “Teaching during COVID-19 has challenged us to adapt quickly and learn on… Continue reading OUP’s Complete Professional Development Guide