Author Archives: roycross

1. It’s taken them a while, but the UK government is now legislating against ‘essay mills’ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/essay-mills-to-be-banned-under-plans-to-reform-post-16-education  I’ve no idea how easy they’ll be to get rid of, as they can operate from wherever round the world they want to, … Continue reading →

1. A treasure trove from NILE: Education for Sustainable Development – curated resources and teaching materials https://learning.nile-elt.com/d2l/le/lessons/6733/units/71909 You’ll need to register if you haven’t already done so, which also now gets you access to all the Ready to Run videos! … Continue reading →

1. Rose Aylett and Martyn Clarke from NILE will be reflecting on Learning Partnerships: Lessons from PRELIM for Eaquals at 14:00 UK time this coming Friday, 8th October. More info here https://www.eaquals.org/eaquals-events/event/rose-aylett-martyn-clarke-learning-partnerships-lessons-from-prelim/ and registration here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y5QICsOUS8mJ0Sob641Ccw You can find a … Continue reading →

1. Thanks to my colleague Skinder for this one: Chimamanda Adichie’s speech at the opening of the Ethnographical Gallery  of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin last week. I’m not sure the Humboldt team quite got what they bargained for in … Continue reading →

1. First of a number of webinars today is the first in Swansea University’s Language Research Centre webinar series at 13:00 UK time next Wednesday, 6th October, a talk by Wataru Suzuki from Miyagi University of Education in Japan on … Continue reading →

1. Colleagues in Egypt are holding their 2nd Back to School Online Conference this Friday and Saturday, 1st and 2nd October starting at 09:00 UK time each day. More info here https://www.facebook.com/events/384327823230334/ registration here https://bit.ly/Back2School_2021 and programme here https://www.britishcouncil.org.eg/sites/default/files/back_to_school_online_conference_2021_flyer.pdf Speakers … Continue reading →

1. There’s now a YouTube version of all The Climate Connection podcasts with subtitles, which will make them accessible to an even larger audience, I hope https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvCfA99qTst_6OFwglDJmJmKZ4My_jCQ7 2. The next ELT Footprint UK https://eltfootprint.uk/ event is at 14:00 UK time … Continue reading →

1. The first of no fewer than three sneak previews today of new publications on English Medium Instruction/Education in Higher Education, all with a gentle admonitory tone, my colleague Ann Veitch’s British Council  ‘perspective paper’ on English in higher education … Continue reading →

1. Ample notice, I hope, for you to make your choice from the wide range of TeachingEnglish events on 5th October in celebration of World Teachers’ Day 2021; more information and registration here https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/world-teachers-day-2021 2. Free for only one more … Continue reading →

We’ll have a Multilingual Monday instead! 1. It’s been quite a while since I had a look at the UKFIET website. A good piece by Maiya Hershey, Harry Haynes and Ben Webster has gone up just today, Learning Ecosystems: Reimagining … Continue reading →