Category: ELT Videos

How to learn 30 languages (BBC)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 19 | November 2, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] David Robson says, “Out on a sunny Berlin balcony, Tim Keeley and Daniel Krasa are firing words like bullets at each other. First German, then Hindi, Nepali, Polish, Croatian, Mandarin and Thai – they’ve barely spoken one language before the conversation seamlessly melds into… Continue reading How to learn 30 languages (BBC)

Video: Creating classrooms that work: Esther Wojcicki

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 18 | October 26, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] In this heartfelt TEDxBeaconStreet talk, education innovator Esther Wojcicki shares the simple but powerful formula she used to raise three highly successful children and to build one of the most dynamic and successful high school media studies programs in the U.S. Her method (TRICK)… Continue reading Video: Creating classrooms that work: Esther Wojcicki

Video: Participatory Learning – Powered By Technology

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 18 | October 26, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The future of learning is personal and participatory, and technology enables new strategies and systems for meeting students, and administrators where they are. This keynote presents the barriers and the necessary innovations for ensuring the future is bright. Karen Cator is the President and… Continue reading Video: Participatory Learning – Powered By Technology

ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 17

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 17 | September 21, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] BusyTeacher – Top 10 Websites for the ESL Teacher Video Series: Bringing ‘Life’ into the Classroom and the classroom to life Video: John Hughes on Integrating Critical Thinking in the ELT Classroom Strategies for Teaching IELTS: Part One – Where to start? (OUP… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 17

BusyTeacher – Top 10 Websites for the ESL Teacher

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 17 | September 21, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] The longer you have been teaching, the thicker your files are getting, but it is never too soon or too late to add to your pool of resources. You may already be familiar with the following websites, or this might be your first… Continue reading BusyTeacher – Top 10 Websites for the ESL Teacher

Video: John Hughes on Integrating Critical Thinking in the ELT Classroom

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 17 | September 21, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] John Hughes, co-author of the ‘Life’ series, was the first of the presenters at the National Geographic Learning Online Conference 2014. John speaks on why bringing critical thinking into the English Language Classroom is so important.

Five Tips for Planning an ICT Implementation (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 16 | August 31, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Education professionals share valuable advice on planning an ICT implementation based on their unique experiences. Featuring Doug Brown, Jim Gibbons, Craig McBain, and Kobus van Wyk. Filmed at GETS North America 2010 and GETS Africa 2010.