This is a summary of the #eltchat which took place at 9pm (GMT) on Wednesday 28 March 2012. It was contributed by Steve Muir @steve_muir https://twitter.com/#!/steve_muir Apart from the odd occasion when I’ve lurked a little, this was my first #eltchat since I started using Twitter just over a year ago. It had been on…
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This is a summary of the #eltchat which took place at 9pm (GMT) on Wednesday 28 March 2012. It was contributed by Steve Muir @steve_muir https://twitter.com/#!/steve_muir Apart from the odd occasion when I’ve lurked a little, this was my first #eltchat since I started using Twitter just over a year ago. It had been on…
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The full title of this #ELTchat was ‘Time Management for teachers – in particular, how easy do people find it to juggle the various demands of the job?” and the summary was contributed by David Petrie, alias @teflgeek It is reposted here from his blog with his kind permission. Thank you David!!! Summary A…
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This is the summary of the first #eltchat on Wednesday 14th March 2012. To find out exactly what #eltchat is, click here. This summary was contributed by Sandy Millin – @sandymillin on Twitter – and was first posted on her blog. It is reproduced here with her kind permission. With IATEFL 2012 fast approaching and in the midst of…
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Why and How to Encourage Students’ Critical Thinking Skills – an #Eltchat Summary This is a summary of the #eltchat which took place at 12noon GMT on Wednesday 15th February, 2012. The discussion was moderated superbly by@ShellTerrell and @Shaunwilden and was, as usual, informative and thought-provoking….. What is critical thinking? Some definitions: ‘It’s applying reasoned and disciplined thinking to a subject.’ (@worldteacher)…
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The future of publishing in ELT for teachers & students: a summary of our #ELTchat Last Wednesday (22/02) during the second #ELTchat of the day, the topic under discussion was: The future of publishing in the ELT industry for teachers and students. The chat was fast-paced and whilst it was ongoing I had the feeling we were…
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I was very happy that Carol Read was so easy to persuade and eager to talk to #ELTchat followers! This interview was done in one go and it may not be the best in terms of the technical set up but Carol’s great persona shines through my poor videtaping skills and she has poise and…
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Full title of #ELTchat on February 22nd 12.P.M. GMT This summary was contributed by Rachel Appleby, alias @rapple18 Introduction Dealing with pronunciation in the classroom is one of those things that comes naturally to some, is consciously avoided by others, and is a bit of a bête noir for a few. We know these symbols are…
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The #ELT chat topic on Wednesday, 15th February was on Monitoring, Feedback and Debriefing: when and how to do it. These issues in teaching are of equal importance just as practising any other skill in class. As this could be a sensitive issue, the teacher has to be really careful how she approaches the students…
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This is a summary of the #eltchat which took place at 12noon GMT on Wednesday 1st February, 2012. Thanks to Andrea Wade, alias @worldteacher for posting it on her blog World Teacher and giving us permission to repost here. Summary – Remembering & Reusing Functional Language I was joining the chat for the first time since…
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