Monthly Archives: August 2024

This will be the last Free Resources message until Monday 16th September: I’m heading off to Cres for a break https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cres 1. Spongebag not Washbag! is the title of the highly readable latest post by Carne Ross on his Gentle … Continue reading →

1. Here’s a free-to-read piece from the Journal of English as a Lingua Franca (JELF) https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/jelf/html, Linguistic justice in English-medium instruction contexts: a theoretical argument by Josep Soler from Stockholm University  https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jelf-2024-2003/html PDF below. In the final keynote panel at … Continue reading →

1. What role does English play in our multilingual world? is the latest (ninth) episode of the British Council’s Our World, Connected podcast https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-insight/our-world-connected-podcast/english-multilingual-world Harry Kuchah (in the studio in London) and Eric Mpozenzi (at home in Rwanda) join Christine … Continue reading →

1. Ipsos have just published their 2024 Global Leadership Survey, for which they interviewed a total of 23,800 adults in 31 countries around the world https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/russia-iran-israel-and-china-rank-worst-global-influence-while-eu-seen-preferred-model-over-britain Here’s the survey results https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2024-06/ipsos-kings-global-leadership-survey-2024.pdf? PDF below. No surprises who the bad guys are, … Continue reading →

1. It was the centenary of the American novelist James Baldwin’s birth last Friday. Here’s three pieces celebrating his life and work: a) a New York Times piece, From Harlem to Selma to Paris, James Baldwin’s Life in Pictures https://tinyurl.com/2p9vcvst … Continue reading →

1. TeachingEnglish have just published a report by Gary Motteram, Improving teacher development through the effective use of social media groups https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/case-studies-insights-and-research/improving-teacher-development-through-effective-use Here’s the beginning of the abstract: The trend for using social media for teacher development started before the … Continue reading →