ELT Summit 2022 is Here

ISEL’s Virtual ELT Summit 2022 (International Conference) will be held on 27th – 28th August 2022. This virtual conference offers professional development opportunities to English language educators at all levels from around the world. The Virtual ELT Summit 2022 contributes to the future of teaching English and international education bringing together dedicated educators, prominent voices, and language… Continue reading ELT Summit 2022 is Here

9 Ways to Correct Students Without Correcting Them

BusyTeacher contributor Devon Reeser has published this interesting article. It is hard enough to get EFL students to practice speaking and writing without adding barriers. While it’s easy to make mistakes when learning new words, grammar, sentence structure, and pronunciation, it’s important to correct your students’ errors effectively, and at the same time sensitively. This… Continue reading 9 Ways to Correct Students Without Correcting Them

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?