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Thursday, 6th February (Cambridge)

Posted on February 6, 2025 by roycross

1. Here, courtesy of The Lexical Lab newsletter, is the BBC’s history of its own involvement in English teaching, Do You Speak English? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026tw0 Even I’m too young to remember Walter and Connie, the first ‘English by television’ programme, but … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 28th January (Richmond)

Posted on January 28, 2025 by roycross

1. Ethan Mollick has updated his guide to Which AI to Use Now: An Updated Opinionated Guide https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/which-ai-to-use-now-an-updated-opinionated Every six months or so, I have written an opinionated guide for individual users of AI, not specializing in any one type … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 14th January (Richmond)

Posted on January 14, 2025 by roycross

1. John Kampfner’s latest post on his blog, Citizen of Everywhere, on the next – anything’s possible, he reminds us! – prime minister of Germany, Could the AfD seize power? https://johnkampfner.substack.com/p/could-the-afd-seize-power 2. A piece for World University News about determined … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 26th November (Richmond)

Posted on November 26, 2024 by roycross

1. Some good clear analysis here from Carbon Brief of the final outcomes of COP 29 in Baku https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop29-key-outcomes-agreed-at-the-un-climate-talks-in-baku/ Tidily sorted into sections, which might lend itself to a whole class activity with pairs of students each responsible for summarising/reporting … Continue reading →

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