Monthly Archives: June 2021

1. Good notice of this one, as previous SHAPE events have booked out quickly: The Future of Schools, daily from 12th to 16th July. More info here https://shape-education.org/future-of-schools-2021 and registration here https://share.hsforms.com/1BMpkWlL6R8WM2U3uqegUUQ3iz8b Recordings and notes (and cartoons!) of past SHAPE … Continue reading →

1. The mEducation Alliance is “focused on promoting the usage of good EdTech practices and improving the effectiveness of EdTech initiatives globally” https://meducationalliance.org The mission of Learning Equality (LE) is to “enable every person in the world to realize their … Continue reading →

1. Set aside your prejudices – in either direction – and sign up for this book-launch-cum-discussion at 15:00 UK time next Friday, 2nd July: The History of Grammar in Foreign Language Teaching. More info and registration here https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkcO-srD4vHdMm4e3KOtQH7r3UTJqyRIIs The book’s … Continue reading →

1. The most recent issue of ELT Journal, which is a special issue devoted to Comprehensive Sexual Education in ELT, is available for free here https://academic.oup.com/eltj/issue If, like me, you’re not 100% sure what might constitute ‘comprehensive sexual education in … Continue reading →

1. It’s possibly not so very surprising that the number one collaboration tool in this list is Prezi, given that it’s a post on the Prezi blog https://blog.prezi.com/collaboration-tools-for-hybrid-teams/ See how many you’ve heard of: I only scored two out of … Continue reading →

1. Literary Texts for Teenagers is the title of an Oxford University Press ELT Facebook Live event at 14:00 UK time on 28th June https://www.facebook.com/47565718326/posts/10161044185623327/ I’ve attached a copy of the homework reading, Using Literary Texts in ELT, below, and … Continue reading →

1. The first of two attractive online events chronologically this Thursday, 24th June is an Eaquals webinar with David Coniam from LanguageCert at 14:00 UK time on The fit between English language exams and ‘real’ English: How have things changed … Continue reading →

1. The Much Language Such Talk (MLST) language podcast from the Bilingualism Matters team in Edinburgh https://www.bilingualism-matters.org/ aims to answer your questions about language, learning, and culture. They talk about bi- and multi-lingualism, what it means to speak more than … Continue reading →

1. First up today (and a bit earlier than usual) because it’s this evening at 20:00 UK time, the free British Museum ‘curators’ tour’ of their new exhibition, Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint https://youtu.be/pAN9MqPsGcA 2. Next, … Continue reading →

1. Great video report from The Hands Up Project on their Palestine-Vietnam project: https://www.handsupproject.org/blog-impact-1/discussing-gender-equality-in-vietnam-through-performing-palestinian-plays And here’s a bit more on all three British Council funded ‘digital innovation’ projects in Vietnam: Coventry University with Hanoi University of Science & Technology; International … Continue reading →