As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been working through the course Language Teaching for the Planet by Owain Llewellyn. We are now in Part 3, the final part, of the course, which asks participants to write and share a…
This is an integrated-skills lesson originally created for an EAP class in 2011. It’s been used by me and other teachers with different classes at different schools and has always worked well. Evaluation Does it follow the principles I have listed here?…
It is useful to follow some principles when writing environment lessons, which can then also be used as criteria when evaluating lessons. This is going to be a work in progress as I assume my thinking will evolve and I’ll also…
I’m currently participating in the course Language Teaching for the Planet on using environmental topics in English language lessons created by Owain Llewellyn, who has been sharing his environment-themed lessons on his blog ELT Sustainable since 2012. It’s a very manageable course…
The details, abstract and slides for my talk Hall 9 1025-1055 Writing for publication can help teachers develop in their profession and further their career. However, many teachers might think they don’t have what it takes to write for publication.…
Let’s say you have thought about your reasons to write, and you want to get started. But how do you start? I guess the best scenario is that you already feel the urge to share something with a wider circle of…
I posted this on Facebook yesterday: I like the work I do and this is one reason why I tend to work a lot. As I also usually work on many different things, there’s always something to do, it never…
I’ve been spending the last couple of days in the university library collecting information on various topics, but have only looked at one physical book. I’ve been downloading articles, chapters from ebooks, and occasionally even complete books. The University of…