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Teacher and Materials Writer

• Review: 101 EFL Activities for Teaching University Students

  By Pete on September 9, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  This resource book for university EFL teachers is written by Hall Houston, an experienced teacher and author. You’ve no doubt seen/read his contributions to ELT magazines over the years, or come across him on social media – a friendly and… Read More ›

• From EFL to EAL: Subject teachers and staging tasks

  By Pete on September 7, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s plenty of content from my initial TEFL training (2006 – wow) that is still relevant to my everyday practice as an EAL teacher. Here’s one example. If you have undertaken initial teacher training in EFL (such as a CELTA… Read More ›

• Planning an EAL INSET

  By Pete on September 7, 2022 • ( 5 )

  

  Last term, I was asked to plan some in-service training for teachers on strategies to support our Secondary EAL learners. This was highlighted as an area for development across the secondary school, based on observations, self-reflections, informal chats, and so… Read More ›

• Showcase: Video Creation for Educators – Jo Gakonga

  By Pete on August 24, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s Jo Gakonga everybody! *crowd go wild* An ELT ‘legend’ – CELTA Trainer, video creator, someone whose tips and advice I found super helpful early in my teaching career (and still do now!). In this showcase post, Jo talks about… Read More ›

• Where do my materials writing opportunities come from?

  By Pete on August 22, 2022 • ( 5 )

  

  Here are some true stories behind how I’ve been offered /ended up getting involved in certain ELT writing projects. Not all of these have resulted in paid work – some are just offers that fell through, things I turned down… Read More ›

• Materials writing conversations #10: Medic!

  By Pete on August 10, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  This is a completely imaginary conversation. No characters in the convo are based on real people – I’m just bored and imagining conversations I might have with editors, etc… Dear Pete, It’s Nick here from JaggedELT. We provide writing and… Read More ›

• Primary Science Resources

  By Pete on August 6, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I was tagged in a post about Primary Science resources on LinkedIn: Thanks for the tag Silvina Mascitti. I had a few suggestions but LinkedIn didn’t like something about my response (maybe too long? Too many links? Not sure –… Read More ›

• Questions to ask at an EAL Teacher interview

  By Pete on July 19, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  When you get that ’is there anything you’d like to ask us about the role, the school, or…’ etc. Of course, a lot depends on context. Still, here are a few things that might be worth asking about a potential… Read More ›

• Materials writing conversations #9: Lost contracts

  By Pete on July 13, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  These are completely imaginary conversations. No characters in the convos are based on real people – I’m just bored and imagining conversations I might have with editors… I seem to lose a lot of writing contracts. It could be down… Read More ›

• Reflections on my EAL role

  By Pete on July 13, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve just finished a stint working in English as an Additional Language (EAL) at an international school. It’s been a really interesting experience, and one that has changed my direction in both teaching and writing. I know many teachers (especially… Read More ›