Blog posts in January 2013

Here we've got ideas, observations on ELT, including Mark's Pronunciation Blog and loads of conference and speaker reports...

IATEFL, Dogme, Coursebooks and the World of ELT

Wednesday - January 30th, 2013
Posted by: 
Annie McDonald
IATEFL Liverpool Liverbird

The 47th Annual International Conference is just around the corner, 8th – 12th April, and I’ve just been perusing the programme.

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Dogmas and Heresies in ELT

Sunday - January 20th, 2013
Posted by: 
Mark Hancock
ELT thoughts, news and updates - hancockmcdonald.com/blog

A balanced, pragmatic point of view is all very well, but an extreme, polar position is so much more noticeable! There have been plenty of polar positions in the history of ELT, and for every polar position, there is the polar opposite.

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Using teacher feedback to drive learning

Friday - January 18th, 2013
Posted by: 
Annie McDonald
Feeding back

I've recently been drawn to articles and blog posts with (amongst others) a common thread on the nature and potential of teacher feedback. Giving feedback is something we do, almost as a reflex action, but how might we make it more effective so it plays a significant role in driving learning forward?

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