{"id":7779,"date":"2017-04-18T10:54:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T09:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/?p=7779"},"modified":"2017-04-18T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T09:54:38","slug":"topics-for-eltchat-in-aprilmay-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/18\/topics-for-eltchat-in-aprilmay-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Topics for #ELTchat in April\/May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hello #ELTchatters!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you haven&#8217;t read the announcement of some changes to how we choose topics for #ELTchat, have a look <a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/general-announcements\/eltchat-djmoderator-of-the-month\/\">at a previous post.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here, I will be posting the topics we will cover in following chats.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please, keep suggesting topics on the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdDIOxn_6kqeYh-M9-8Zajv92aktdewmagH-Ru4CgFdgA2O5g\/viewform\">#ELTchat topics submission form<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>May\u00a010 #ELTchat topic:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Integrating New Students Into Existing Classes with Fresh Ideas<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Rolling admission can have its benefits but can also be a challenge for the students and the teacher. What do you do to ensure better integration of new students into existing classes? Bring your fresh ideas tomorrow, May 10 at 19.00 (UK time) on Twitter and let&#8217;s #ELTchat<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7796\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Integration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\" wp-image-7796\" src=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Integration-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/photos\/integration\/<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>May 3 #ELTchat topic:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>How to prepare and what to study before your first CELTA or equivalent course\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/general-announcements\/topics-for-eltchat-in-aprilmay-2017\/attachment\/brainstorm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7792\" src=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/brainstorm-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us\u00a0if you are a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>teacher<\/strong> who has some great ideas to share<\/li>\n<li><strong>trainer<\/strong> who has some advice for future trainees<\/li>\n<li><strong>future trainee<\/strong> to learn how to help yourself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>April 26 #ELTchat topic:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Language Needs of\u00a0Very Advanced Learners\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7786\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/c2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7786\" class=\" wp-image-7786\" src=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/c2-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/jackyspanish.co.uk\/faqs\/cefr-spanish-books\/<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Advanced learners and their language needs is a topic that has not been discussed enough in #ELTchat. It is however something that is of relevance to most teachers, considering some teachers are advanced language learners themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This promises to be a\u00a0topic of interest to most of us! Join us tomorrow \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>April\u00a019 #ELTchat topic:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Exploring your options in ELT.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7783\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/career.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7783\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7783\" src=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/career-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/www.c-tec.edu\/high_school\/career_development<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At #IATEFL2017 conference, there was a lot of discussion about possible next steps in one&#8217;s career in ELT. \u00a0It seems this is something that most people think about a lot. In the past, we had two #ELTchats on this topic. One in 2013 and another one in 2015. It&#8217;s interesting to see what has changed, how and if people think differently about their careers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the summary of the 2013 chat (<a href=\"http:\/\/sueannan.blogspot.gr\/2013\/10\/eltchat-summary-2nd-october-2013-career.html\">click here<\/a>) written by Sue Annan, and<\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s the summary of the 2015 chat (<a href=\"https:\/\/eltcurious.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/06\/eltchat-3-june-2015-career-development-in-elt\/\">click here<\/a>) written by Fiona Elsted<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This promises to be an interesting topic so let&#8217;s chat!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>Your #ELTchat moderator for April\/May<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Angelos-Bollas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7780 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Angelos-Bollas-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please, keep suggesting topics on the\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdDIOxn_6kqeYh-M9-8Zajv92aktdewmagH-Ru4CgFdgA2O5g\/viewform\">#ELTchat topics submission form<\/a>\u00a0!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello #ELTchatters! If you haven&#8217;t read the announcement of some changes to how we choose topics for #ELTchat, have a look at a previous post.\u00a0 &nbsp; Here, I will be posting the topics we will cover in following chats. Please, keep suggesting topics on the\u00a0#ELTchat topics submission form\u00a0 May\u00a010 #ELTchat topic: Integrating New Students Into&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/18\/topics-for-eltchat-in-aprilmay-2017\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}