{"id":714,"date":"2010-12-20T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T08:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.com\/?p=714"},"modified":"2010-12-20T09:15:05","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T08:15:05","slug":"eltchats-in-review-topics-soft-skills-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2010\/12\/20\/eltchats-in-review-topics-soft-skills-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"ELTchats in Review -Topics, Soft Skills and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Last week’s interview<\/strong><\/em> is arriving somewhat late, with apologies to Janet Bianchini \/ @janetbianchini, who sat in front of a crackling fireplace while Marisa Constantinides \/ @Marisa_C asked her about teaching through topics and themes. Janet is a teacher and teacher trainer who lives in Abruzzo, Italy.<\/p>\n

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This week<\/em>, <\/strong>@ShellTerrell talked to Erika Osvath on the soft skills that teachers ought to have, a topic which generated a lot of heated discussion! Erika is from Hungary where she works as a teacher and teacher trainer. She is @erikaosvath on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Featured Blog Post<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The topic of soft skills was picked up by another teacher on Twitter who wrote a blog post about it with the title “?” a question which has been plaguing teacher educators for many years (along with the nature vs nurture question).<\/p>\n

Visit @Fuertusun ‘s blog post and continue the discussion. Her real name is Leahn Stanhope and she teaches and trains in Spain!<\/p>\n

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Featured Web 2.0 Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Animoto<\/a> is a great tool for teaching languages – the great news is that as an educator you get a free account for you and your students!<\/p>\n

Go to\u00a0http:\/\/animoto.com\/education<\/a> and apply!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Interviews Last week’s interview is arriving somewhat late, with apologies to Janet Bianchini \/ @janetbianchini, who sat in front of a crackling fireplace while Marisa Constantinides \/ @Marisa_C asked her about teaching through topics and themes. Janet is a teacher and teacher trainer who lives in Abruzzo, Italy.   This week, @ShellTerrell talked to Erika…
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