ELT Buzz News Report
All the teaching "buzz" - Oct. 3rd.
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Dear ELT Professionals,
Some of the news in ELT this week, below.
My reading tip is this ASCD article about “less is more” when teaching. An approach we should support more - “slow teaching”.
David
Teacher Founder - ELT Buzz
This Week’s ELT "Buzz“
Best Posts - TEFL in Colombia is a blog started during the pandemic. On the occasion of their 2nd anniversary, they share their top read posts with readers.
Freelancing - Peter Fullagar writes about his own journey into freelance work and the pros and cons that come with this kind of work.
Motivation Revisited - Philip Kerr and the Adaptive Learning In ELT blog revisit the topic of motivation and critically examine the major assumptions - ultimately concluding many are far from the practicing classroom.
English In China - The Chinese Ministry of Education has renewed its commitment to students learning English and promoting English as a second language in the country.
The Power Of Prediction - A look at how we can inject the strategy of prediction into our lessons.
Current Research - Larry Ferlazzo selflessly publishes an updated list of research studies about education, teaching and especially language learning.
CDP Unhinged - The Wednesday Seminar blog takes a look at Continuous Professional Development and suggests some ways it might be "unplanned" and done in a more informal (but not less serious) manner.
View all our latest posts and buzz in ELT here.
Video Lessons - A Close Shave
This is a Wallace and Gromit classic and even has available a version that is subtitled for English language learners. A great plot, fun, funny, engaging.
