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• In brief: Changing Perspectives on LGBT Representation in ELT Textbooks

  By Pete on April 11, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Author: Ben Goldstein Date: 2021 Goldstein begins with a quote from Scott Thornbury, who draws attention to LGBT invisibility in published language resources: Where are the coursebook gays and lesbians? They are nowhere to be found. They are still firmly… Read More ›

• Review: Off the Page

  By Pete on April 4, 2023 • ( 3 )

  

  ‘Off the Page: Activities to bring lessons alive and enhance learning’ (Thaine 2020) is a resource for practicing and trainee teachers. It aims to provide a range of activities which supplement and enhance coursebook-based provision – helping teachers to lift… Read More ›

• Materials writing conversations #12: Comments

  By Pete on March 29, 2023 • ( 6 )

  

  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… (Draft 1) 1. Discuss the questions in pairs*. • How often… Read More ›

• Materials writing news and views, March 2023

  By Pete on March 20, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Things I learnt yesterday: Happy Mother’s Day. New releases I haven’t done an update since January so there are tons of new releases! ABC Culture, Pearson Italia. Lower Secondary War of the Worlds Penguin Reader, A1, graphic novel style! Sounds… Read More ›

• EAL support for disciplinary writing

  By Pete on March 17, 2023 • ( 2 )

  

  I’ve been writing a bit about disciplinary literacy this week. If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s *basically* how people communicate, share knowledge, etc within a particular discipline. For the purposes of teaching EAL, think about how we teach… Read More ›

• Embedded formative assessment (New Directions)

  By Pete on March 11, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  I was lucky enough to deliver a video presentation alongside Alan Pulverness (TransformELT) at New Directions East Asia conference. We introduce the concept of formative assessment, explain typical formative assessment strategies, and discuss some challenges in embedding such strategies in… Read More ›

• Review: Memory – What Every Language Teacher Should Know

  By Pete on March 8, 2023 • ( 9 )

  

  Memory – What Every Language Teacher Should Know is an independent published book by Steve Smith and Gianfranco Conti. Both writers are very experienced MFL teachers, curriculum designers, materials writers, bloggers, etc. Overview The aim of the book is ‘to… Read More ›

• A Comprehensive Language Coaching Handbook: Theory and Practice

  By Pete on March 4, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  This review originally appeared in IATEFL Voices 290. You’ll be pleased to know that Voices reviews have a 400 word limit, which saves you the pain of all my usual rambling in reviews! Haha. Gabriella Kovács. Pavilion Publishing, 2022 This… Read More ›

• Review: Academic Writing – Mastering Citation and Referencing

  By Pete on March 1, 2023 • ( 3 )

  

  Academic Writing: Mastering Citation and Referencing is the latest publication from Prosperity Education. The book is aimed at learners on pre-sessional university courses, who are looking for a clear introduction to academic writing skills. The resource is suited to self-study,… Read More ›

• Useful resource: Comics Uniting Nations

  By Pete on January 22, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Comics Uniting Nations aims to make the UN Sustainable Development Goals more accessible through comics. You can learn more about the partnership and its collaborators on their website. It looks like the project is inactive these days, but the site… Read More ›

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