ELT Buzz News Report

February 28th. All the "buzz" in ELT.

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Dear ELT Professionals,

Here’s this week’s summary of the “buzz” in English language teaching.

The reading tip this week is an article and podcast by Cult of Pedagogy looking at how ChatGPT can be used as an “example machine”. With some beneficial cautionary notes.

David
Teacher Founder - ELT Buzz

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This Week’s ELT "Buzz“

Open AI & Teaching - A webinar and presentation panel hosted by Scott Thornbury on the topic of ChatGPT in particular and how it might or might not be useful in English language teaching.

ELT Podcasts - The Oxford Blog highlights 3 English language teaching podcasts that have been doing their best to inform and interview weekly.

Clarification - Edutopia writes about how teachers can use 5 different ways to clarify and check that students have understood instructions or lesson content.

Best Practices - A list of 25 best practices for English language teachers. Download the full pdf for reference.

A Tired Teacher - Larry Ferlazzo writes about being tired as a teacher, the causes and possible solutions. He contrasts how teaching used to be when he first started and now.

Initial Teacher Education - Simon Borg outlines some thoughts about what pre-service teacher education in English language teaching should look like and best practices to follow.

AI and Bilingual Students - Maya Goodall explains how educators can maximize the benefits of AI for their students and promote equity for bilingual students. In the Language Magazine.

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Video Lessons - Pretty Ugly

A poem that really hits home on the issue of body image and social emotional learning. Students read the poem one way (negatively) and then in reverse for a positive message.