We don’t have a crystal ball, but we can reflect on the past year and present some educated predictions for the future of L&D in […]
I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Integrated Learning and Assessment last week in Hue (Vietnam), hosted by Cambridge Assessment. Here’s a bit […]
I’ve stepped out of the classroom for a year to do more writing. While this is only a temporary thing for me, it’s still pretty […]
Last term, I was asked to plan some in-service training for teachers on strategies to support our Secondary EAL learners. This was highlighted as an […]
There’s plenty of content from my initial TEFL training (2006 – wow) that is still relevant to my everyday practice as an EAL teacher. Here’s […]
When you get that ’is there anything you’d like to ask us about the role, the school, or…’ etc. Of course, a lot depends on […]
I’ve just finished a stint working in English as an Additional Language (EAL) at an international school. It’s been a really interesting experience, and one […]
Last week, I had a chat with Del and Super from Macmillan Asia about digital teaching skills. Among other things, we mentioned: How online teaching/learning […]
Author and year William Littlewood (2007) Link to the review here or Google Scholar it. Overview A review of reports into the implementation of Communicative […]
Note: I’m very fond of the British Council and I owe them a lot. This is not intended as a critique – I really want […]
It’s been a busy one! I still have writing projects to wrap up before the Xmas break, but I’m taking a moment off for some […]
Last term I shared a post on presentation tasks for EAL. I have a few more examples to add from this term which are slightly […]