ELT Buzz News Report

All the "buzz" in English language teaching. June 19th.

Jun 19, 2023

Dear Teachers,

Our report, some of the items in our directory, below.

This week, tooting my own horn, an article with a short video excerpt pondering how humanistic teaching might go out the window as many are “catfished” by algorithms on a server. Also, enjoyed this article about automated grading of student writing.

David
ELT Buzzer-in-Chief

ChatGPT - Fork In The Road

Nigel Caplan writes a letter to his students giving them advice about using AI and especially the use of generative AI, ChatGPT when writing. Read more

NS vs Non-NS

The Text Inspector blog review the debate about the different kinds of teachers - native or non-native speakers. Do you agree with their points, this dualism Read more

Moving Time

ELT Experiences talks about his forthcoming move back to S. Korea from the UK and the challenges it poses, especially those work related. Read more

Using Music In Lessons

This video outlines the strong reasons all teachers should use music in their lessons. It is strongly supported by research and an effective teaching method. See the blog post. Read more