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• RIP LTC Eastbourne

  By Pete on November 20, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  I’ve heard that it’s the end of the road for LTC Eastbourne. I haven’t come across an announcement from the school itself (now a Twin Language Centre). I’m only going on contact with staff, past and present. I’m gutted.

• Bad teaching

  By Pete on November 18, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  A ramble from last year. Just came across it again. Ha! When I re-read it I thought, ‘actually Pete, it was pretty bad teaching! What were you on about?!’ Meh. I don’t just post the good. Enjoy. I’m such a… Read More ›

• Writing and full-time teaching

  By Pete on November 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I wrote this in 2019. Just came across it again. My loose thoughts on a random post-writing, pre-COVID evening… Balancing writing alongside teaching (and other) commitments isn’t always easy. I try to be realistic about the amount of time I… Read More ›

• Lesson idea: Apollo 11

  By Pete on November 16, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  I wrote this lesson last year for the anniversary of the first moon landing. Decided to post it now for a few reasons: It might still be useful to someone. It’s an interesting topic. I found it quite a useful… Read More ›

• Be like Walton Burns

  By Pete on November 9, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  There was a good post from Russ Mayne recently on the importance of criticism. He mentioned overly unpleasant criticism and unnecessary venom that might accompany it. Russ mentioned both academic and social media contexts. This post is about the latter,… Read More ›

• Book review: 21st Century Skills in the ELT Classroom

  By Pete on November 1, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  This book from Garnet Education explores various issues around the integration of 21st Century Skills in the ELT classroom (!). In the foreword, Christopher Graham (Editor) states that while each chapter is framed with reference to research, the focus is… Read More ›

• Lesson idea: Video games

  By Pete on October 31, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Just a quick idea for a bit of video game chat. We did a 5-week module on the topic, this was my context builder. Took about an hour as the teens got into it. Step 0: Lead-in questions if you… Read More ›

• Lesson idea: Introducing light and shadow

  By Pete on October 27, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s a video-based intro for the topic of light and shadow (YLs). You may have seen this activity type on ELT Planning before: Introducing recipes Introducing viral videos This is just the starter activity (feel free to adapt). It can… Read More ›

• Research in brief: Critique of BICS and CALP

  By Pete on October 25, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  BICS and CALP in a nutshell BICS and CALP was an idea first proposed by Prof Jim Cummins in the early 1980s. BICS stands for Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills, and CALP is Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency. Here’s what they are:… Read More ›

• Review: Work It Out with Phrasal Verbs

  By Pete on October 24, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  Phrasal verb resource books you’ve used… GO! Okay, so there was a good one on the bookshelf at LTC called ‘Illustrated Phrasal Verbs’. Me and Sketch used it so often that the student’s book fell apart (only one copy –… Read More ›

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