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• Spoken Grammar: a Guide for English Language Teachers

  By Pete on July 23, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  I got offered free access to this course on Udemy. I’ve been meaning to do it for a while. Finally got around to it and… wow! It’s very impressive. Course overview Spoken Grammar is a teacher training course. It provides… Read More ›

• Materials writing news and views, July 2019

  By Pete on July 17, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  Sorry, been busy! Here’s some latest news with a Pearson-heavy start!   Pearson to phase out print textbooks The big news announced yesterday (BBC article here). In the pipeline… Pearson are working on the higher levels (Int+) of Startup. Promo… Read More ›

• Course review: Evaluating Digital Materials (iTDi)

  By Pete on May 22, 2019 • ( 8 )

  

  I recently took the iTDi course on Evaluating Digital Materials, delivered by Pete Sharma. If you can’t be bothered with the whole review – here’s a summary in, er… wait… 17 words: Excellent input, great delivery, very active forum, useful… Read More ›

• Book review: Teaching English as a Lingua Franca

  By Pete on May 21, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  I’ve finally got my hands on a copy of this book! Woohoo! What can I say? I’ve a keen interest in the topic of English as a Lingua Franca. ELF was a buzzword during my BA, well before I entered… Read More ›

• Materials writing news and views, May 2019

  By Pete on May 7, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  Some news from this month… New materials Nice post on LinkedIn the other day from Kate Foufouti. A new resource from Macmillan. Macmillan have also been promoting a new Pre-primary series called Mimi’s Wheel – series editor is Carol Read… Read More ›

• Article for ETP: Using LinkedIn for professional development

  By Pete on April 29, 2019 • ( 3 )

  Here’s my recent article for English Teaching Professional, March 2019. Why is LinkedIn so good for teachers, and particularly budding materials writers? Have a read…  

• My dissertation

  By Pete on April 28, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Sharing my recent MA dissertation for general interest. I say ‘general interest’, but I imagine the interest will be extremely specific! Here’s the title: Pronunciation materials in an A2/B1 level British Council Adult General English course in Thailand – do… Read More ›

• Lesson Share Winner!

  By Pete on April 14, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  I don’t often win things – just like the football team I support! However, I was lucky enough to be the Onestopenglish Lesson Share winner for February. Woohoo! Check out the competition here. What was the lesson? Resources based on… Read More ›

• Materials writing news and views, April 2019

  By Pete on April 10, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  April update has got a bit long, sorry. It’s mainly because of IATEFL and ELTONS.  IATEFL talks There were some interesting talks related to materials writing. Equality, diversity and inclusion was certainly a theme. Two interesting points from John Gray’s… Read More ›

• Review: NILE Technology-assisted Language Learning course

  By Pete on March 30, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  I took the MA module in Technology-assisted Language Learning through NILE back in 2017. Here are some thoughts on the course (views my own). Overview The course “covers the uses of technology in language education and includes theoretical perspectives, practical… Read More ›

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