The ELT Buzz News Report

All the "buzz" in English Language Teaching for Nov. 11th.

Nov 14, 2023

Dear Teachers,

Find this week’s report below.

My tip this week is this article about the basics of what is instructional design. Also, if interested in assessment see this article contrasting the WIDA and BELL frameworks.

Lastly, a shoutout about our lesson library. We really need more subscribers - so I’d like to offer a free month to newsletter readers, to check out all the outstanding lesson materials there ( but remember, year subscribers get much more!). Register or login and after, use on your account page the access code “monthfree” and you’ll be set! 90% of our paid subscribers renew - proud of that.

Best,
David - ELT Buzzer-in-Chief

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