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Thursday, 5th December (Cambridge)

Posted on December 5, 2024 by roycross

1. There’s a TeachingEnglish webinar next Tuesday, 10th December, at 12.00 UK time withFiona Copland & Sue Garton on English as a school subject: learning effective practices from primary-sector English language teachers in the global south https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-events/webinars/webinars-teacher-educator/english-school-subject-learning-effective Here’s their blurb: … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 3rd December (Richmond)

Posted on December 3, 2024 by roycross

1. The October 2024 issue of ELTJ, vol. 78 Issue 4, was a special issue devoted to Generative Artificial Intelligence and ELT https://academic.oup.com/eltj/issue Lots of free access articles, including the editors’ introduction, Generative artificial intelligence and ELT, by Alessia Cogo, … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 28th November (Cambridge)

Posted on November 28, 2024 by roycross

1. First up today, a gleaning from last week’s TLS (Times Literary Supplement), from the Munich research group, CESifo, A Matter of Taste: The Negative Welfare Effect of Expert Judgments by Nicolas Lagios & Pierre-Guillaume Méon https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4991796# From the glitz … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 12th November (Richmond)

Posted on November 12, 2024 by roycross

1. First up today, The Place of English, Tony Capstick & Harry Kuchah Kuchah’s discussion for TeachingEnglish https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/news-and-events/webinars/webinars-teacher-educator/place-english How can teacher educators help teachers to think through and make sense of questions about the place of (varieties of) English in … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 29th October (Richmond)

Posted on October 29, 2024 by roycross

1. This year’s IATEFL Themes online conference is this coming Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November, and it’s 50% highlights from this year’s f2f conference in Brighton in April (on Saturday) and 50% Special Interest Group (SIG) presentations (on Sunday). … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 22nd October (Richmond)

Posted on October 22, 2024 by roycross

1. Preply is one of the bigger online tutorial organisations. Their Online Teaching Conference 2024 starts this Thursday, 24th October, https://preply-tutors-conference-2024.vfairs.com/ PDF of programme below and here’s the high-octane blurb: Unlock your career potential: Connect, learn & grow. Get ready … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 10th October (Cambridge)

Posted on October 10, 2024 by roycross

1. Here’s one from Bill Gates that got lost at the back of the drawer earlier this summer, Can online classes change the game for some students?, an interview with Blaire Penry, the 2024 Washington State Teacher of the Year … Continue reading →

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