Harnessing the power of Web 2.0
Having considered the impact of Computer Assisted Language Learning and Computer Mediated Communication on the EFL classroom, Zöe Handley now examines how Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way...
View ArticleNot Digital ‘Natives’ & ‘Immigrants’ but ‘Visitors’ & ‘Residents’
Many of us have heard of the so-called Digital Natives / Immigrants divide (if not, read Digital Natives: Fact or Fiction?). In this post, David White, a researcher at Technology-Assisted Lifelong...
View ArticleA pre-JALT interview with Kristin Sherman, co-author of Network
Kristin Sherman, co-author of Network, the first adult course book to use social media, sits down with us to talk about using social media and technology in the ELT classroom. Kristin is the author of...
View ArticleSocial Media and ELT
Kristin Sherman has been an ELT teacher, teacher trainer, consultant, and coursebook author for more than 15 years, and is the author of Network, a new five-level general English course that harnesses...
View ArticleProductive Skills: Resources for Independent Learning
Helen Stepanova is an English language teacher, teacher trainer and author, currently working as a Business English teacher in Latvia. In this guest post, she looks at some of the resources available...
View ArticleTeaching phrases and expressions – a language teacher’s nightmare?
Tamás Lőrincz, a teacher and teacher trainer, shares his tips for tackling English phrases in and out of the classroom. Do you know what Scotch Mist is? Honour bright? Before I started writing this...
View ArticleConnecting online and in class
Kristin Sherman, Network co-author, looks at how to take advantage of technology in the classroom. Kristin will be hosting a webinar “Help Your Students Get Connected” on 24th October and 1st November....
View Article#EFLproblems – Teaching writing in the age of WhatsApp
We’re helping to solve your EFL teaching problems by answering your questions every two weeks. In this week’s blog, Stacey Hughes responds to Klaudija Pralija’s Facebook post. Kaludija’s problem is not...
View ArticleSo you want to teach online?
Shaun Wilden, a freelance teacher trainer and expert in online tutoring, shares some thoughts on his upcoming series of webinars on teaching students online. Over the last few years, language teachers...
View ArticleUsing a social media project as a tool for motivating young adults learning...
Image courtesy of pixabay. Stacey Hughes, former EFL teacher, is a teacher trainer in our Professional Development team. Here she uses course material from Network to explore how social media can be...
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