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ELTABB In-Person Event: EAP Social with Mandy Welfare – 6 May 2023

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Join other English for Academic Purposes practitioners for this (hopefully) regular EAP get-together. This will be run as a democratic discussion group. We’ll decide on several topics at the start and then split into groups depending on our interests. Finally, we’ll combine our discussion topics and come away with ideas related to teaching, our teaching […]

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Join other English for Academic Purposes practitioners for this (hopefully) regular EAP get-together. This will be run as a democratic discussion group. We’ll decide on several topics at the start and then split into groups depending on our interests. Finally, we’ll combine our discussion topics and come away with ideas related to teaching, our teaching

Stammtisch at James June Sommergarten, 28 April 2023

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Dear ELTABBers, Spring is almost here and we are going to a Biergarten to celebrate the fact and meet up outside again! No need to show up in lederhosen, just bring yourself and a smile 🙂 Date: 28 April 2023, 6.30 – 10.00 PM Address: Karl-Marx-Allee 93                 10243 Berlin We’ll be on the roofed

Stammtisch at James June Sommergarten, 28 April 2023 Read More »

Dear ELTABBers, Spring is almost here and we are going to a Biergarten to celebrate the fact and meet up outside again! No need to show up in lederhosen, just bring yourself and a smile 🙂 Date: 28 April 2023, 6.30 – 10.00 PM Address: Karl-Marx-Allee 93                 10243 Berlin We’ll be on the roofed

Eltabber of the month: Stephanie Anderson

Eltabber of the month: Stephanie Anderson

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Contact: Website: www.GlobalNomadEnglish.com Do you have any tips on teaching writing and training students to use the thinking skills behind the writing skills? Always answer “why” and “how”. Support your ideas with concrete examples. Show, don’t tell. Even for people who don’t need to write in their current or… read more >

Eltabber of the month: Richard Shaw

Eltabber of the month: Richard Shaw

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Contact:         How did you get into teaching? It all started when I decided to move to Budapest, Hungary, in 2009 without much thought about what I really wanted to do, so I thought I would try my hand at teaching English until I found a “proper” job. Through teaching… read more >

Eltabber of the month: Brigid Thurgood

Eltabber of the month: Brigid Thurgood

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Contact: www.shibboleth-english.com Question from Rosie: One of my favourite things about Berlin is the fact you never feel very far away from nature.  What did you enjoy most about living in Berlin or Brandenburg? I really like how easy it is to get around in Berlin. As someone who doesn’t have… read more >

Eltabber of the month: Rosie Lee and Ken Powell

Eltabber of the month: Rosie Lee and Ken Powell

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Rosie Lee Rosie's contact: Ken Powell Question from John: Have you ever been to India? If yes, why? If not, would you like to go there, why and what would you do there?  Rosie: I’ve never been to India but I would love to go. I think one of the… read more >

Eltabber of the month: John O’Dwyer

Eltabber of the month: John O’Dwyer

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Website:  http://letterfromberlin.blogspot.com Question from Paul: Were you always an EFL teacher, and if not why not? Thanks for nominating me and your question, Paul. No, I was not always an EFL teacher. I had a number of careers and a period at Sussex University as a ‘mature student’. I worked… read more >

Eltabber of the month: Paul Hewiston

Eltabber of the month: Paul Hewiston

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1. Question from Carol: What kinds of things have your students taught you? Listen to what the student wants to learn before you start teaching what you want to teach. 2. For someone who has only taught in Germany, what are some of the challenges one might face when starting… read more >

Eltabber of the month: Carol McGuigan

Eltabber of the month: Carol McGuigan

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1. Question from Nick: Which issues are most frequently cited by Business English students as being most problematic for them? It used to be grammar that students would agonise about, although their inaccuracies rarely impeded communication. Now, increasingly, I'm hearing about difficulties understanding accented English from business partners, sometimes non-native… read more >

Expolingua conference – Nov 16-17, 2018

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The annual Expolingua conference takes place in Berlin from November the 16th to 17th. If you’ve never been before, it’s a huge trade fair with exhibitors from study-abroad programs, language schools, language-learning apps, publishers and all kinds of other companies. They also have mini language-learning workshops, talks and a cultural programme. This year for the first

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The annual Expolingua conference takes place in Berlin from November the 16th to 17th. If you’ve never been before, it’s a huge trade fair with exhibitors from study-abroad programs, language schools, language-learning apps, publishers and all kinds of other companies. They also have mini language-learning workshops, talks and a cultural programme. This year for the first