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Category Archives: ELT
To Berlingo or not to Berlingo?
I feel I owe this blog a short explanation. I know I wrote a lot about my big life switch in my previous post, but still, I feel the need to scribble something else. Since 2015 turned into 2016, I … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, CELTA, ELT, professional development, Uncategorized
Tagged Berlin, blogging, CELTA, ELT, Germany, publishing
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30 questions to ask yourself about 2015
Earlier today, I found Sandy Millin’s blog post posing a list of 30 questions to herself to sum up her 2015, and I thought the idea was so fitting to what has been a crazy year for me, that I … Continue reading
TED Talks with ‘The English Salon’: an evening for advanced learners of English
A few weeks ago (OK, in mid-November…I’m posting this far too late!), a friend from the English Teachers’ Association of Berlin and Brandenburg (ELTABB) started a new workshop for advanced learners of English. She called it ‘The English Salon,’ and … Continue reading
‘Winter activities for adults’ – an #ELTchat Summary from Wednesday 9th December
On Tuesday 8th December, I put out a plea for help on Twitter for Christmas activities for adults, as the large majority of the material I found online was aimed at children. I was also pushed for time to create something for … Continue reading
A MaWSIG MeetUp: ‘What’s hot and what’s not in ELT publishing?’
A few months ago, Dale Coulter and I had a strange psychic moment whereby we both replied to a tweet from MaWSIG saying more or less the same thing. MaWSIG is the Special Interest Group for Materials Writing from IATEFL, … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, ELT, ELTABB, publishing, Uncategorized
Tagged authentic listening, Berlin, digital, digital publishing, ELT, ELTABB, materials writing, publishing
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Diary of a newbie English teacher part six: to language school or not to language school?
Written on Thursday, 19th November For some reason, I’ve now found some new energy and enthusiasm for blogging and, en route to a new company class this afternoon, I had an idea for a new post which might be helpful … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, Berlin School of English, Business English, ELT, newbie, NQT, reflection, teaching
Tagged Berlin, Berlin School of English, business English, ELT, Germany, language school, NQT, reflection, teaching
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An intriguing student: a dictation exam
So I have about six other blog posts pending at the moment, which I will hopefully finish once I’ve moved flats this weekend, but I have just had a very interesting class which I think warrants a quick scribble. I … Continue reading
Posted in ELT, newbie, NQT, one-to-one, teaching
Tagged Berlin School of English, dictation, ELT, Germany, one-to-one
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Diary of a Newbie ELT Teacher Part Four: The ELT Interview
I haven’t blogged in a while because I’ve had a lot of lovely visitors, but I have also been busy attending a few other interviews, in order to pick up a few other classes here and there to ensure I … Continue reading
Diary of a newbie teacher: Part One
Some tips for surviving the first month I’ve now been teaching in my school in Berlin for just over a month, which is still rather unbelievable to me! Although I’ve not been teaching for long, I have already taught a … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, Berlin School of English, ELT, newbie, NQT, reflection, teaching
Tagged Berlin, Berlin School of English, blogging, CELTA, ELT, newbie, NQT, reflection
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10 things I have learnt from Jeff Mohamed’s ‘Grammar Development Course’
I am due to start my Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) on April 13th and, like the über-keen and uncool language student that I am, I have been trying to be conscientious and prepare myself for it in … Continue reading
Posted in CELTA, ELT, Grammar, NQT, Uncategorized
Tagged Berlin School of English, CELTA, ELT, grammar, NQT
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