Monthly Archives: March 2022

1. English Pronunciation For A Global World: An Introduction by Ee-Ling Low from Nanyang University in Singapore is the latest blog post on the OUP (Oxford University Press) website https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2022/03/09/english-pronunciation-introduction/#more-16326 Well worth registering on their site, I think – gives … Continue reading →

1. Something I missed on first publication, good and thorough and well worth an initial skim before returning to the bits that pique your interest, the EU Communities of Practice Playbook https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/9d18431e-1a88-11ec-b4fe-01aa75ed71a1/language-en If it does what it says on the … Continue reading →

Blog version: Climate stuff later in the week – the cupboard is shamefully bare this evening! 1. Short notice of this one, sorry: Donald H Taylor is leading a session for eLearning Africa at 13:30 UK time tomorrow, Wednesday 30th … Continue reading →

1. The ICEPELL project – Intercultural Citizenship Education through Picturebooks in Early English Language Learning – have just produced a set of seventeen enchanting ‘ICEKits’, teaching packs around picture-books which promote citizenship topics https://icepell.eu/index.php/icekits/ PDF copies of #1, Perfectly Norman, … Continue reading →

1. Andy Hockley’s giving a talk for NATESOL at 10:00 UK time this Saturday, 26th March, entitled From Teacher to Manager. More info and registration here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQjRH_0paVld6Oc_ovwQcolP4Vq6gFvBfEPXhwciJwfhziIw/viewform and home-made PDF of flyer below. NB! You need to register by 17:00 … Continue reading →

1. A collaboration between the universities of Bristol in the UK, Dodoma in Tanzania, and Ketebe in Ethiopia: Theory, Practices and Policies for ‘Late Exit’ Transition in the Language of Learning and Teaching: A Literature Review. ‘Late exit’ transition here … Continue reading →

1. Here’s the first in a series of four podcasts on the final days of the Soviet Union and Putin era Russia from The Rest is History team of Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland https://open.spotify.com/episode/0auxUb9EcE6Ot0SP4y2pko?si=JMq57nyLQNSoAZU6_s4GIg Their avowed intention is to … Continue reading →

1. Green Action ELT https://green-action-elt.uk/ are running a session at 14:00 UK time this Friday, March 25th on Taking your English language lessons outdoors. More info here https://green-action-elt.uk/events/ and registration here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucO6urD4tH933mA3c1VxDxDOH2psYaexQ Here’s their archive of recordings of past events … Continue reading →

1. Two chances this week to hear Emily Bryson’s talk for National Geographic Learning on Accessible learning: small changes for an inclusive classroom: 17:00 UK time on Wednesday, 23rd March, and 10:00 UK time on Friday, 25th March.More info and … Continue reading →

Reading, listening and watching for the weekend 1. I enjoyed the latest Learnit podcast, which is an interview with Valerie Bridges, Superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools in North Carolina in the USA about Giving Students a Voice in their … Continue reading →