How do time and authenticity interact It has been a long time since I wrote about authenticity… or at least it feels like it anyway. […]

This short review first appeared in IATEFL Voices magazine last month. Sharing here for general interest. This is a good resource: 4 stars from me. […]

I serve as the professional development officer for the Emerald Coast Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ECTESOL), which is a chapter of the […]

To those who attended the 2017 workshop entitles Using and Adapting Authentic Materials to Help Motivate Student 「学習意欲を高めるオーセンティック教材の活用法」, the main site page for this workshop is located […]

Part 1: The Future of English Motivation in a Global World The International Symposium held at the University of Toyama on February 19th 2017 was […]

The Future of Foreign Language Education in a Global World: Exploring Motivation and Autonomy Dr Ema Ushioda will be in Toyama, Japan in February giving […]

By Elisabetta Lando This note to students has been circulating around on different social media for years now (origin unknown!) but it always makes me […]

Originally Published as The smart way to use Smartphones in the language classroom. Modern English teacher, 25(3), 2016.   Smartphones and mobile communication technology are […]

As language use today moves increasingly into digital fora - social media, social networking and so on, accompanied by an internationalisation of the language most […]

Presentation Summary and Resources In this post you can find my slides, audio from the presentation and also the link to the original questionnaire which […]

This book examines the concept of authentic English in today’s world, where cultures are in constant interaction and the English language works as a binding […]

Native-speakerism and authenticity are two subjects that have been written on extensively in the field of English language teaching, but the links between the two […]