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1. NILE’s report on ‘hybrid learning’ – will all learning be hybrid in future, I wonder? https://www.nile-elt.com/product?catalog=Hybrid-Learning-in-Language-Teaching-Organisations If you want to watch the recording of the discussion, which is good, you’ll need to register – but that’s free. PDF below. … Continue reading →

1. Very short notice of tonight’s Edinburgh International Booker Prize event, which can also serve – that’s my excuse, at any rate – as a reminder of the series as a whole: tonight at 19:30 UK time sees translator Megan … Continue reading →

1. Nik Peachey is showing his age, I reckon – Mario Rinvolucri and Paul Davis’s ‘Dictation’ was one of my very favourite books too, back in the day. Good blog post from Nik on dictation here https://peacheypublications.com/3-dictation-activities-for-the-remote-and-physical-classroom 2. All the … Continue reading →

1. NATESOL have very kindly offered four free places at their annual conference on Saturday, 15th May. The programme includes Language change and the learner: from buzzwords to basics and Challenging change: Exploratory Practice, Mentoring and Quality of Life in … Continue reading →

1. First up, a chance to win a copy of a recent Multilingual Matters (MM) publication: Ethical and Methodological Issues in Researching Young Language Learners in School Contexts, edited by Annamaria Pinter & (Harry) Kuchah Kuchah, or Assessment for Learning … Continue reading →

1. My own understanding of the notion of growth mindset is a pretty rudimentary one, largely gleaned from Lucy Crehan’s book, Cleverlands, which compared six national education systems that perform well in PISA with each other. Put simply, a ‘growth … Continue reading →

1. Mark Twain once said, “All good things arrive unto them that wait – and don’t die in the meantime.” The selected proceedings of the 2017 Dakar Language & Development Conference have just been published and are definitely a good … Continue reading →

1. Ample notice, so you can plan which sessions you want to attend, of the second annual Pearson English Spring Days event that starts a week today, on Tuesday 4th May, and runs for three days. It’s looking at how … Continue reading →

1. Just in time, I hope: English Australia have a webinar at 09:00 UK time tomorrow, Tuesday 27th April, at which Judit Kormos from Lancaster University will be talking about Inclusive practices for learning differences https://www.englishaustralia.com.au/events/event/inclusive-practices-for-learning-differences She’ll be discussing practical … Continue reading →

1. Next Wednesday, 28th April, sees the launch of the first of three modules in the Climate Action in Language Education professional development series for teachers: Introducing climate change issues into language teaching classes https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/climate-action-language-education-module-1-introducing-climate-change-issues-language A number of you, I … Continue reading →