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• EAL in tutor time: building word knowledge

  By Pete on December 12, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Last term, I was asked to do a quick EAL ‘assembly’ during tutor time (15 mins max). The aims were up to me. I just went for something simple: point out patterns in language, remind learners to help each other… Read More ›

• Conference: Integrated Learning and Assessment in the new National Curriculum for General Education

  By Pete on December 8, 2022 • ( 4 )

  

  I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Integrated Learning and Assessment last week in Hue (Vietnam), hosted by Cambridge Assessment. Here’s a bit about the conference, and some take home points. Why was I there? I’ve been working… Read More ›

• Showcase: IELTS Bootcamp with Fatime Losonci

  By Pete on October 26, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s showcase post number four on ELTPlanning, and it’s from Fatime Losonci. Writer of useful IELTS resources, IELTS Bootcamp trainer, helpful and supportive across social/business media platforms. A dog person, unfortunately, but we all have our flaws. So, the floor… Read More ›

• Materials writing conversations #11: ‘Friends’

  By Pete on October 15, 2022 • ( 4 )

  

  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… 15/10 Bob: Hey. Can I get some careers advice from you? I know you… Read More ›

• Materials writing: more on samples

  By Pete on October 9, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  This is a quick follow-up to my post on how I approach sample writing. Here’s the original post. I just wanted to add one more thing – and it’s something Kath Bilsborough touched upon in her post about briefs. Kath… Read More ›

• Going freelance

  By Pete on September 28, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  I’ve stepped out of the classroom for a year to do more writing. While this is only a temporary thing for me, it’s still pretty daunting – ditching the steady income and taking a leap of faith! Aaargh! I’m only… Read More ›

• Review: Avallain Author Training Programme and Certification

  By Pete on September 26, 2022 • ( 4 )

  

  Avallain Author is software for authoring eLearning activities and courses. Apparently, lots of ELT publishers use Avallain to create digital resources. I recently completed a training course on using this software… Why did I do the training programme? Just upskilling…. Read More ›

• Review: 50 Ways to be a Greener Teacher

  By Pete on September 12, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  This resource is an ideas bank for ‘greening your teaching’. It includes ideas to help you bring the topic of climate change and sustainability into ELT classes, and for localizing such issues. It also includes activities for greening institutions, not… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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