A PLN for ELT Professionals

ELTchat Review – Taboo subjects and using L1 in the classroom

Well we had two more great sessions on #ELTchat with masses of information changing hands and people with very differing views discussing the pros and cons of the two topics.   The first session looked at the issue of taboo subjects in the ELT classroom.  Mike Harrison got the ball rolling with some good observations…
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ELTchat – 13th October, 2010

Thanks for the great suggestions for questions this week. The top choice will be discussed at 3pm London time and the 2nd choice will be discussed at 9pm London time. We look forward to seeing you then.

ELTchat Review – Using Coursebooks and Critical Thinking

This week was a cracking #ELTchat, and rather than just review it, we asked some of the contributors to expand on the views they posted during the sessions.  Joe McVeigh gave us a fascinating insight to the thinking of the materials designer and Tara Benwell from @ESLlibrary joined Shelly to expand on her thoughts regarding coursebooks.  Henrick…
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ELTchat – 6th October

So, a new poll has been posted! The most popular topic will be discussed at 9pm London time, and the second choice at 3pm London time. We look forward to meeting you all then.

ELTchat review – online teaching and oral correction

So after a few embarrassing delays, the podcast has appeared.  In future we’ll get it out much faster!  In addition, it will be available on i’Tunes.  If you’d be willing to give a short interview on #ELTchat for future podcasts then please get in touch with us on Twitter.This is a good place to continue…
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#ELTchat – 29th September, 2010

So, a new poll has been posted!  The most popular topic will be discussed at 3pm London time, and the second choice at 9pm London time.  We look forward to meeting you all then.

The Shelly Terrell Interview on the first ELTchat

From the next ELTchat we intend to bring you a summary in the form of a podcast.  There was just a bit too much going on to get it up and running for the first event, but from now on you will be able to listen to the key points being discussed every week just…
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#ELTchat – 22nd September, 2010

A new poll has been posted.  The top choice will be discussed at 9pm London time, and the second choice will be discussed at 3pm London time.  We look forward to meeting you all there!

#ELTchat Week 2: What topics would you like to talk about?

#ELTchat was launched this past Wednesday with more than 100 Twitter users participating in the afternoon and evening chats at 15:00 and 21:00 London time. More than 1000 tweets were sent during these two lively discussions and already there is great anticipation by many who missed the first one and are eagerly looking forward to…
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Welcome to #ELTchat

Hi there, and welcome to the #ELTchat website.  This is the central resource for all things relating to the #ELTchat discussion sessions on Twitter.  Here you’ll find the chance to vote on topics for discussion, check out the archives of previous chat sessions, and read articles by guest bloggers on important themes in the ELT…
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