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1. This looks likely to be interesting: Teaching House present Jason Anderson & Bobby Dunnett at 19:00 UK time this Thursday, 18th May. Jason will help us prepare for the unpredictable in our lessons; Bobby will extol the virtues of … Continue reading →

1. Another just in time job, alas, this one! This year’s NATESOL Annual Conference – From theory to classroom practice and back again: What are we doing and why? – is this Saturday, 13th May, from 10:00 to 15:00 UK … Continue reading →

1. Short notice – but I hope not too short notice – of an adventurous National Geographic Learning event tomorrow about the ‘Boiling River’ in the Amazon jungle in Peru with DaVida Alston & Andrés Ruzo: A short video here … Continue reading →

1. OUP (Oxford University Press) have a new position paper just out, The Key to Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) More info and download here https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/expert/?cc=gb&selLanguage=en OUP claim that it will help you “nurture confident, successful, life-long learners with a practical framework … Continue reading →

1. Two pieces on ChatGPT first today: a) the more academic of the two is this piece by Chung Kwan Lo for the Education Sciences journal, What Is the Impact of ChatGPT on Education? A Rapid Review of the Literature … Continue reading →

1. Just in time, I hope, this one: Creativity and 21st century skills in English language teaching is the title of tomorrow’s mini-event from TeachingEnglish which features four webinars with ELT experts from around the world, with the first one … Continue reading →

1. The next NATESOL online event, Inclusive pronunciation practices making space for everyone in the ELT classroom with Gemma Archer from the University of Strathclyde, is at 10:00 UK time next Saturday, 29th April. “For many international students of English”, … Continue reading →

1. Two events with a sustainability focus to start with, mindful as I am of the carbon footprint of the IATEFL conference that I’ve just very much enjoyed attending in Harrogate: a) Green Action ELT are running a webinar next … Continue reading →

1. Launched yesterday here in Harrogate, the British Council’s new research exploring “the key themes shaping the future of the English language and its role in our world”, The Future of English: Global Perspectives. Get your free copy here https://www.britishcouncil.org/future-of-english … Continue reading →

1. I was chatting with a university teacher friend the other day about the implications for their work of essay factories, ChatGPT, etc. and learnt that the guys who will write your essays for you (for a fee) are also … Continue reading →