The ELT Buzz News Report
All the "buzz" in ELT for the week of April 24th.
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Dear Teachers,
The ELT “buzz” from this week in ELT. See below.
This week’s reading tip - Dana Boyd’s, “Deskilling On The Job”. She dissects the true problem with the AI yellow brick road - following efficiency at the expense of quality and suggesting maybe knowledge is important. Also, suggest Alfie Kohn’s most recent piece of how we forget so much of our education (almost all of it). His conclusion might surprise you. Also, background viewing - the classic 5 Minute University of Father Guido!
David
Teacher Founder - ELT Buzz
IATEFL Harrogate
Sandy Millin has been attending the IATEFL conference in Harrogate UK. She's done a stellar job reporting and summarizing on all the sessions there. Read and review all her reports. Kudos!
Teaching Job Blues
Joanna ESL outlines her sorrow over the increasingly horrible conditions and paltry pay of most English language teaching jobs. She details her own experience.
Freelancing Options
Sandy Millin reports from IATEFL 2023 on a talk by Fabiana Crispim and Shilpa Pulapaka about freelancers and if they should specialize or diversify in their field.
More Of The Same
The Applying TESOL blog reports from the IATEFL 2023 conference and is disappointed with no real change over the years and the same old sourcebook, technology hype driving the show.
ELLs & SOR
The TESOL International blog looks at the topic of "Science Of Reading" and how the debate, the question of how to teach reading, impacts English language learners.
One Pagers
Examples and ideas for using one pages as a full lesson or to supplement your lessons.
Video Lessons - Mary’s Story
Dove produces an extended commercial about girls and how their body image is harmed by social media. Great content for a discussion or lesson about body image, self-image. SEL.
