It’s been a while! Thought I’d get the news and views back up and running. Where to start? Well, it can’t be with research. I haven’t read any research into materials development in the last few months. Just been super… Read More ›
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Materials writing conversations #11: ‘Friends’
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
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
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 ›
Where do my materials writing opportunities come from?
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!
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 ›
Materials writing conversations #9: Lost contracts
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 ›
Materials writing news and views, April 2022
Materials writing update ‘for the real world’. Sorry, this is in a scatty order but it’s all there! National Geographic Learning webinars I was looking for a link to the National Geographic talk on ‘intercultural skills for the real world’…. Read More ›
Materials writing news and views, January 2022
Not much to report at the start of the year, but a few bits and bobs. New releases I haven’t really been on the lookout for these recently tbh, but I did see Michelle Worgan’s book Move! For A1 Movers… Read More ›
What’s it like to write for ESL Library?
I’ve been working on a cool new series of functional Business English lessons for ESL Library. Here’s a bit about the approach taken and my experience of working with ESL Library. The overall content Here’s the basic info: And here… Read More ›
ELT Planning 