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Tuesday, 8th October (Richmond)

Posted on October 8, 2024 by roycross

1. I’ve mentioned Carne Ross’s blog, Gentle Anarchy, before. Here’s his deconstruction of an article in Saturday’s Financial Times by John Sawers, the onetime director of MI6, the UK’s external intelligence service, Deconstructing the Discourse of the State https://carneross.substack.com/p/deconstructing-the-discourse-of-the There’s a … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 3rd October (Richmond)

Posted on October 3, 2024 by roycross

1. First up today, another extended online celebration of teaching from the British Council, this one a ‘non-central’ event not included in Tuesday’s list, the ASEAN TeachingEnglish Online Conference 2024, Understanding our Learners. It begins next Thursday, 10th October, and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 1st October (Cambridge)

Posted on October 1, 2024 by roycross

1. The British Council is celebrating World Teachers’ Day 2024 in style over three days at the end of this week – Thursday 4th, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October – with a plenary talk and five interactive webinars each … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 26th September (Cambridge)

Posted on September 26, 2024 by roycross

Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. The latest book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, has attracted a lot of attention. Here’s his interview with Elise Hu, the host of TED Talks Daily https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_are_smartphones_ruining_childhood?subtitle=en “The Anxious Generation” is shaping cultural … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 24th September (Richmond)

Posted on September 24, 2024 by roycross

1. The next Green ELT event, at 16:00 UK time this Friday, 27th September, is Intersectionality, ELT and climate change – piecing it all together with Rose Aylett & Zarina Subhan. More info here https://green-action-elt.uk/events/ and registration here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtc-GoqDMvGtd7jH6QOKJU92xip3EjokbI#/registration The … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 19th September (Richmond)

Posted on September 19, 2024 by roycross

1. First up today, four free courses from EENet, the Enabling Education Network https://www.eenet.org.uk/inclusive-early-childhood-education-training-videos/online-courses/ Two on Inclusive Beginnings and two Versatile Videos courses You need to register (for free): there’s good, clear guidance on how to do so here https://learnlink.eenet.org.uk/how-to-access-courses-on-eenets-learnlink/ … Continue reading →

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Monday, 16th September (Cambridge)

Posted on September 16, 2024 by roycross

1. Short notice of a free online course from Old Dominion University at 16:00 UK time tomorrow, Tuesday 17th September, with Helen Crompton, Transforming Teaching with AI (Workshop): Tools to Lighten the Workload https://online.odu.edu/events/transforming-teaching-ai-tools-lighten-workload Stay sane this semester. Discover how … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 20th August (Richmond)

Posted on August 20, 2024 by roycross

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 →

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Thursday, 15th August (Cambridge)

Posted on August 15, 2024 by roycross

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 →

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Tuesday, 13th August (Richmond)

Posted on August 13, 2024 by roycross

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 →

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