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
Category: ELTWeekly Volume 13
Alana Sirett presents how to engage young learners through the screen [Video]
Watch Oxford TEFL Connect workshop recording featuring Alana on how to engage young learners through the screen.
ELTOC 25th June 2022 (Block 2 of 2) [Video]
ELTOC 24th June 2022 (Block 1 of 2) [Video]
Making remote learning feel less remote with Abby Croucher [Video]
Watch the video ‘Making remote learning feel less remote’ featuring Abby Croucher.
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
Skell: A Search Engine to Teach Writing
Here is a post from ‘A JOURNEY IN TEFL’ blog. SKELL is a simple tool that allows students and teachers of English to quickly check if a phrase or word is being used correctly.It is free. Simply type a word and press the button.Example sentences, collocations, and synonyms for the word you typed in the search… Continue reading Skell: A Search Engine to Teach Writing