Really proud to share the Bell Foundation's new, improved and free to download Classroom guidance and strategies to support EAL learners, with two versions (Primary and Secondary) bell-foundation.org.uk/resources/deta…

Did you know today is #WorldTeachersDay ? To mark the occasion, here's a blog by Gerald Nikolai Smith, that looks at 5 ways networking can benefit you as a teacher. bit.ly/3ZJmdFZ

TESOL-SPAIN are proud to announce the 3rd Online Conference International TESOL Associations "Building Bridges, Building Cooperation" on the 28th October For more info and registration: bit.ly/3rdTAConferenc… bit.ly/3rdTAConferenc…

#EFL #ELT Teachers in Barcelona and surrounding area! Last chance to register for the free EIM-UB Teacher Development Workshop with Sarah Mercer - Weds. Oct. 11th, F2F only! eim.ub.edu/language-teach…

Free online 1-day symposium (13 October) “Transcending Boundaries: Fostering an Open Research-Teaching Dialogue in English Language Teaching (ELT)” organized by Manchester Centre for Research in Linguistics Abstracts: tinyurl.com/symposiumasbtr… Register here: forms.gle/31Q5NBZamTT7Bx… IATEFL ReSIG @TESOLacademic

Check out this curated pack of open access articles. For those teaching (or studying) on MA programmes in Applied Linguistics & TESOL 📚 & want to expand their reading lists #AppliedLinguistics #TESOL #OpenAccess

📢"Gender-ing English language classes across the globe: Practical lessons for teachers" is out! This free book contains 40 lessons indicating how English language teachers can bring gender to their classes. Check it out: bit.ly/gender-English… TeachingEnglish British Council

Engagement with written corrective feedback: Examination of feedback types and think-aloud protocol as pedagogical interventions journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Comparing traditional and task-based approaches to teaching pragmatics: Task design processes and learning outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

I think this piece about Duolingo and its users is interesting independent.co.uk/life-style/duo… and it is hard to be critical of something that is free! But as the experience of the person who went to Brazil shows, it probably can never be enough

Thinking about studying a PhD? Come along to our 'From PostGrad to PhD' event on Thursday 23rd November, 1:30-3:30pm. 🎓 You can join online or register: go.port.ac.uk/Mwar1z to attend in person!

My Spanish isn't great, so apologies if I'm wrong, but the keys to successful reading are having parents that read, not too much screen time and starting early. Probably predictable but of course kids themselves don't choose those things elmundo.es/espana/2023/08…

Is it possible to 'personally thank' everyone in an all staff email?

Here's Willy Renandya talking about reading and writing. It's been available for a while but well worth a watch if you haven't seen it before youtube.com/watch?v=McT1Ud…

A brief report on print vs digital reading: theguardian.com/books/2023/dec…

..."we have got to get away from the idea that English literature and books are just something to study. They’re not. They are there to enjoy and become part of your life, not just to be studied and quizzed on,” theguardian.com/education/2024…

New article out, on 'Language Teacher Resilience: Antecedents and Experiences', open access: jpll.org/index.php/jour…

FREE online modules to help prepare for CELTA, Trinity or similar (register here: pages.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-engli…). I am proud to have been the author of the teaching and learning one. Thanks to everyone at @CambridgeUPELT for their support

A report in the Guardian on reading and reading standards theguardian.com/books/article/… This bit hardly a surprise! "The research drew a link between more reading time in school and higher reading attainment."

I like this post - short, simple and really useful! learningscientists.org/blog/2024/8/22…