The excitement generated by the arrival of the Communicative Approach all those years ago included attention to activities in which students had a communicative purpose, focused on content rather than language form, and encouraged students to use all and any language at their disposal. But how useful are such activities in reality? Do they genuinely …
What is the AGM? The AGM is ELTABB’s Annual General Meeting. It’s the one time of year when we gather to talk about the association—how we’ve been doing and where we’d like to go in the future. We’ll also approve new board members and the 2021 budget. Who is invited? This important event is open to …
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We are very happy to announce the first online workshop in 2021 with Kateryna Yermak on Cultural Intelligence. Theory on intercultural communication is exciting to read but hard to apply. In this interactive workshop you will find out: What does intercultural competence mean in the 21st century? 4 main components of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and the …
In the English language curricula of a number of countries – for example, Canada, Australia and Singapore – the new skill of viewing has been added to the traditional skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Undoubtedly, this new skill of viewing will be integrated into national curricula throughout the world in the near future. In this workshop, we …
We are very pleased to announce the inaugural “Inter-ELTA Day”, a one-day conference of online workshops presented by members of the German ELTAs. Starting at 9:45 am on Saturday 28 November 2020, there will be seven short workshops from 30-45 minutes each on a range of ELT topics. There will also be an online lounge where …
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Come join us for an online workshop with Oksana Hera on workplace communication on Saturday, 7 November at 10:00 A.M. Receiving a request from a potential client may be both exciting and confusing, as their actual needs, wishes, and expectations about the training they are looking for may well be worlds apart. Once the trainer embarks on …
Join us for an online workshop on teaching writing for business English with Simon Porter. Workshop description: I used to hate teaching writing when I worked in language schools, and did everything I could to minimise or avoid doing so. It was only when I started to work in-house at a law firm (with demanding lawyers) did …
Come join us for an online workshop with David Meier on using case studies in the ESL and/or ESP classroom on Saturday, September 12th at 10:00 A.M. Case studies are mainly used as a teaching tool in the sciences, law, and business to promote critical thinking and problem solving, as well as to introduce new …
Born in Ohio, my parents moved to my father’s home country of Iran where Farsi became my mother tongue. A few years later, we moved back to the United States and eventually settled in the suburban ranch town of Temecula. As English is my second language, my struggles in school fueled me to become a …
It’s obvious that we live in a visual culture – just walk down the street, step onto a train or open a social media website, and you’re bombarded by visual information. But how much are you using visual communication to facilitate learning in your language classroom? And are you teaching your students to communicate visually …
