ELT Buzz News Report
All The "buzz" in English language teaching. January 30th
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Dear ELT Professionals,
Our highlights from this week below. Lots of “buzz”.
My reading tip this week is again related to ChatGPT, the buzz topic that doesn’t stop. It’s a Nation article that rightly argues that we should expect students to use ChatGPT or “cheat” because that is what our educational system for the most part, has imparted as the norm - use the tools you have to solve problems. Agree?
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This Week’s ELT "Buzz“
ELT & Sustainability - Philip Kerr visits BETT (British Education Technology and Training) Show and reflects on the issue of environmental sustainability as it applies to English language teaching.
CLT Gentrification - Geoff Jordan writes passionately, describing how the original spirit and focus of Communicative Language Teaching was hijacked, defused, altered, commodified by vested interests. Lots to think about.
Poetry Lessons - We offer teachers some simple ways, suggestions for bringing poetry into their lessons.
It’s My Theory - The TEFL Zone looks at Scott Thornbury's online talk - It's My Theory and outlines some of his ideas further as well as offering a summary with 2 key takeaways / learnings.
Thomas Farrell - ELT Rants, Reviews, Reflections interviews Thomas Farrell about his reflective teaching framework and his recent professional activities in English language teaching.
ChatGPT Uses - Larry Ferlazzo in this Ed Week piece, introduces 19 ways teachers can use ChatGPT in their lessons. Teachers share their suggestions.
ChatGPT Thoughts - Some further thoughts about the impact of generative language tools like ChatGPT and how it will and won’t affect education.
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