August 2020 – ELT Planning

23 Ways to Use a Text in Your ESL Classes

By Pete on August 24, 2020 • ( 9 )

Reading. One of the big four, along with elephants, lions and rhinos. Or is it listening, speaking and writing? Who knows. Either way, my question for you is: when was the last time your students were actively learning a new… Read More ›

Review: Rosenshine’s Principles in Action

By Pete on August 22, 2020 • ( 13 )

Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction (POI) is a list of research-based strategies which teachers can apply in their practice. The list of 10 principles (whittled-down over time) could be considered ‘core skills’ for teachers. They’ll no doubt be familiar to… Read More ›

Materials writing news and views, August 2020

By Pete on August 20, 2020 • ( 3 )

*Opens hands expressively* Hello everyone, and welcome to this month’s update. *Does cup holding/triangle hand thingy in front near belly* My name’s Pete, and today … Ahhh you’ll get what I’m going on about in a minute. New releases Sarah… Read More ›

Review: How Global Capital is Remaking International Education

By Pete on August 19, 2020 • ( 7 )

The full title is … How Global Capital is Remaking International Education: The Emergence of Transnational Education Corporations. In this Springer Brief publication from 2019, Hyejin Kim considers the impact of corporate interests in the international education sector. Kim focuses… Read More ›