Author Archives: roycross

1. Is education policymaking also being privatised? is the title of the latest Global Education Monitoring (GEM) blog post by Christopher Lubienski https://world-education-blog.org/2022/04/04/is-education-policymaking-also-being-privatised/ Illustrated with a very straightforward cartoon! 2. The next Eaquals webinar is at 10:00 UK time, next … Continue reading →

1. ELTsustainable was founded in 2012 by Owain Llewellyn. Its aim is to “help teachers empower learners to engage in the international dialogue around sustainability in their language learning journey and beyond” https://eltsustainable.org/ Owain offers a Language Teaching for the … Continue reading →

1. Starting on 18th April, Migrants and Refugees in Education: A toolkit for teachers https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/migrants-and-refugees-in-education “Learn how to teach and support young people across the globe affected by violence, conflict, or displacement.” Something that more of us may find ourselves … Continue reading →

Some reading for the weekend, with something for everyone, I hope … 1. Another free book to download in the Cambridge University Press Elements in Language Teaching series edited by Heath Rose and Jim McKinley, Technology and Language Teaching by … Continue reading →

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 →