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1. Here’s the first in a series of four podcasts on the final days of the Soviet Union and Putin era Russia from The Rest is History team of Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland https://open.spotify.com/episode/0auxUb9EcE6Ot0SP4y2pko?si=JMq57nyLQNSoAZU6_s4GIg Their avowed intention is to … Continue reading →

1. Green Action ELT https://green-action-elt.uk/ are running a session at 14:00 UK time this Friday, March 25th on Taking your English language lessons outdoors. More info here https://green-action-elt.uk/events/ and registration here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucO6urD4tH933mA3c1VxDxDOH2psYaexQ Here’s their archive of recordings of past events … Continue reading →

1. Two chances this week to hear Emily Bryson’s talk for National Geographic Learning on Accessible learning: small changes for an inclusive classroom: 17:00 UK time on Wednesday, 23rd March, and 10:00 UK time on Friday, 25th March.More info and … Continue reading →

Reading, listening and watching for the weekend 1. I enjoyed the latest Learnit podcast, which is an interview with Valerie Bridges, Superintendent of Edgecombe County Public Schools in North Carolina in the USA about Giving Students a Voice in their … Continue reading →

1. Identifying authenticity in procedures of language analysis for the determination of origin (LADO) with the forensic linguist Yaron Matras is the title of the next talk in the University of Reading Applied Linguistics Research Circle series of weekly talks … Continue reading →

1. The Association for Quality Education & Training Online (AQUEDUTO) https://aqueduto.com/  have recently published a report by Simon Borg on COVID-19 and the Shift to Online Teacher Education https://aqueduto.com/media/3ytfysdx/covid-19-and-the-shift-to-online-language-teacher-education.pdf “With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it quickly became clear … Continue reading →

1. Early warning – and if I remember, I’ll remind you next Tuesday, too – of an event on 28th March, starting at 10:00 UK time, The Climate Connection Global Knowledge Exchange https://www.britishcouncil.org/climate-connection/get-involved/global-exchange There’s a focus session on the Climate … Continue reading →

1. Eaquals have a webinar at 10:00 UK time tomorrow, 15th March with Elena Deleyto La Cruz & Thom Kiddle on Using authentic video in language teaching and learning – why, what and how? https://www.eaquals.org/eaquals-events/event/using-authentic-video-in-language-teaching-and-learning-why-what-and-how/ At risk of giving offence … Continue reading →

A variety of reading for the weekend … 1. Free online till 24th March, Intercultural and Transcultural Awareness in Language Teaching by Will Baker in the Cambridge Elements in Language Teaching series https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/intercultural-and-transcultural-awareness-in-language-teaching/15F00F50FE93E3D583C22D4600CA1C54# PDF below just in case that’s easier. … Continue reading →

1. One week today, Thursday 17th March, at 09:00 UK time sees the next event in the Universitas Negeri Jakarta’s Zoominar programme: Kathleen Heugh from the University of South Australia will be talking about The Role of Local, Regional and … Continue reading →