I’m excited about presenting at this conference in March. It aims to explain the challenges, benefits and future of adaptive learning. Chaired by Philip Kerr, this one-day event will give teachers the opportunity to understand more about adaptive learning and how it will
iTDi launches new TD modules on using technology
We are delighted to announce the launch of Module 26 in the suite of Teacher Development material from iTDi, entitled: Using digital technology in the classroom Contents 1. An introduction to the digital classroom: theory to practice 2. The Internet
New eBook launch! How to write for Digital Media
The digital age is upon us and there’s no going back! To quote Jeremy Day, one of the authors of this module, ‘These are great times to be an ELT writer … if you can get your head round the
The latest ‘Reviews in brief’ in the EL Gazette
EL Gazette: The latest Reviews in brief are available in December’s edition. The book of the month is COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (8th edition) Collins. Nowadays, many students use electronic dictionaries. So, should we welcome a new paperback learner’s dictionary? Reviews
Reviews in brief – EL Gazette
Just published – the EL Gazette, with Pete’s usual Reviews in Brief page…. http://www.elgazette.com/
Launching the Vocabulary Organizer
It was a great last Friday in the first week of the pre-sessionals here at the Centre of Applied Linguistics, Warwick University. At long last, I could GIVE my students a Vocabulary Organizer, as
IATEFL BESIG 2013 Prague Conference Selections
IATEFL BESIG 2013 Prague Conference Selections is now available on the BESIG website for members. Great to see ‘More apps in Business English’ (left) published in this eBook. It can be downloaded in .epub and .mobi formats, or viewed online
Introduction to the Lexical Organizer on YouTube
Collins have just uploaded three short videos to their YouTube playlist. The first introduces the new Lexical Organizer The second shows the distinction between section one – words for production – and section two – words for receptive purposes The
VLEs in Business English
A colleague recently asked me: “Which VLE should I use with my business English students?” This started me thinking that there are, in fact, many ways to support the work that teachers do in the classroom. In this post, I’ll
IATEFL Harrogate
Just starting to prepare my IATEFL presentation. It will include a short history of Lexical Notebook, corpus linguistic insights into word frequency….and participants have a chance to use the new book too! I cannot wait…. For more information, visit: https://www.psa.eu.com/events