ELT Buzz News Report
All the recent "buzz" in English Language Teaching.
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Dear Teachers,
Here is our weekly news report for ELT.
My reading tip this week is two-fold. One, this heartfelt and so true report about how difficult teaching can be emotionally for us teachers. Two, this one for you language mavens out there - about Laos and the dying “whistling” language of the Hmong.
Best,
David - ELT Buzzer-in-Chief
TIRF Award
The International Research Foundation for English Language Education announces a new award named after their past president Kathi Bailey. Read more …
VAT Attack
The UK government intends to charge VAT (value added tax) on private language schools. This opinion piece tells us why this is a horrible idea. Read more …
Critical Thinking
Geoff Jordan on his LinkedIn blog looks the concept of "critical thinking" in the face and outlines its facets and arguments that make it what it is. Read more …
Implicit and Explicit
A video webinar with Geoff Jordan and Leonardo Gomez and Andrew Woodbury from LYE about explicit and implicit learning in SLA - or should we now say ALA (Additional Language Acquisition). Read more …
Corporate Conferences
The Assorted Stuff blog questions the value of attending huge conferences driven by money and business. How this won't translate into the classroom. Read more …
