What would you like to talk about on 9th October on #ELTchat?
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If you have an idea for a topic for Wednesday’s chat then leave it as a comment on the blog and we’ll include it in the poll once voting starts on Monday.
The top choice in the poll will be discussed at 12.00 p.m. and the 2nd choice at 21.00 p.m. UK time.
Each week we alternate top and second choice.

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Since we started #ELTchat in September 2010, we have discussed a wide number of topics, but with many new members joining our conversations every week, it is very natural that we will get requests for topics which we “have done”.
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- are simply and clearly expressed.
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7 Responses
IWB use prepared or organic?
Using forums with students. What are the benefits?
What about “how do you break out of the methodology of the ritualistic lesson plan”?
multi-aged classrooms?
How can we better support new arrivals of asylum seeking background in the classroom?
@Adi Rajan – by ‘ritualistic’ do you mean PPP or even earlier , like Ex-Ex-Ex (Explanation, Example, Exercise) ?
Any kind of lesson plan that promotes a repetitive framework of language learning rituals. PPP would be a classic fit but I reckon this is true for most of the types of lesson planning approaches we use today.
Are IT skills necessary for ESL teachers?
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