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“Preparing for a family of Englishes – it’ll knock you out of your socks!” Workshop with Andreas Grundtvig

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Futurologists have predicted the extinction of minor languages to make way for dominant world languages such as English. But in that process a new family of languages is being created, one of ‘mutually unintelligible Englishes.’ This workshop looks at what is already happening to our linguistic environment, how this affects the language our learners call […]

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Futurologists have predicted the extinction of minor languages to make way for dominant world languages such as English. But in that process a new family of languages is being created, one of ‘mutually unintelligible Englishes.’ This workshop looks at what is already happening to our linguistic environment, how this affects the language our learners call

ELTABBer of the Month: Vicky Allan

ELTABBer of the Month: Vicky Allan

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Contact: Questions: How has living in both the US and the UK influenced your English? How would you describe your own English?  My English definitely sounds American, though a few people have told me it sounds “cleaner.” This is probably from teaching English. I think that my exposure to… read more >

ELTABBer of the Month: Shaun Trezise

ELTABBer of the Month: Shaun Trezise

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Contact: Website: www.learnenglishinberlin.com or https://www.facebook.com/learnEnglishinBerlin/  Questions: It sounds like you first became an English teacher almost by accident. What about your initial teaching experience led you to further pursue the degree and career that you did? Well, it wasn’t exactly an accident; it had been at the back of… read more >

ELTABBer of the month: Yuliya Shtaltovna

ELTABBer of the month: Yuliya Shtaltovna

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Contact: +49 1778905106 Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliyashtaltovna/ What made you decide to become an English Teacher in general, and what drew you to Business English in particular? I had a tough choice. I literally enjoyed all school subjects: IT and Maths, Physics and Biology, French and English. I decided to deepen my… read more >

Workshop – 31 August 2019 – “Using podcasts with advanced learners: murder, mayhem and education” with Jennie Wright

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Podcasts are having a revolution with Serial – the story of murder and injustice – becoming the most downloaded podcast ever. They give us access to free, authentic resources to design stimulating tasks and develop our learners’ taste for authentic listening. In this workshop, I’ll share my materials and ‘killer’ project ideas. We will begin

Workshop – 31 August 2019 – “Using podcasts with advanced learners: murder, mayhem and education” with Jennie Wright Read More »

Podcasts are having a revolution with Serial – the story of murder and injustice – becoming the most downloaded podcast ever. They give us access to free, authentic resources to design stimulating tasks and develop our learners’ taste for authentic listening. In this workshop, I’ll share my materials and ‘killer’ project ideas. We will begin

Eltabber of the Month: Mandy Welfare

Eltabber of the Month: Mandy Welfare

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Contact: Website: www.mandywelfare.com How did you become interested in Business English in particular? What led you to that specialty? I jumped in (or rather was pushed in!) at the deep end the week after my CELTA, taking on a last-minute business English class for a language school in Barcelona.… read more >