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2020: The Future Teacher Survey Results
It’s amazing how much we can learn by simply asking our colleagues what they think. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the survey I pulled together last week as the results have been quite...
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What is the value of assessment?
Oh, the end of the year… It’s at the end of the year when all of those tests and grades come in, that I always hesitate a bit and question the value of assessment. Often happen to you? The major...
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Teacher Spotlight: Eric Schaftlein and starting a school in Paris
"Obbo" is a word in Mongolian which means "piles or stones" indicating a path, place of gathering, or memory Today’s guest on the blog is a veteran teacher in Paris who’s launched out on his own...
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Teacher Spotlight: @EnglishAddicts virtually and F2F around the world
Being the social media manager for Edulang means I have the distinct privelege to be in contact with hundreds of other teachers around the world, which is amazing! I also get to keep tabs more...
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Europeans and their language(s) #langchat #elt
QUICK QUIZ: What is the most widely spoken mother tongue in Europe? The answer and other interesting facts are below thanks to the European Union’s Language Barometer report just released here. Also...
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7 things you should let go of to become a happier teacher
It’s that time of year when we reflect on our classes and wonder how we can become a better teacher and yet at the same time, maybe we should also ask ourselves how we can become a happier teacher....
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Update on the Edulang Certificate of English: new features
One of the beautiful things about being in web development these days is the collaboration between users and developers. At Edulang, I get to be the go-to-guy when teachers or students have ideas...
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Hacking Tips for English Learners (and their teachers)
Image courtesy of Jamie Zawinski via Wikipedia Commons Before going any further, I want to draw the line of hacking legality very clearly… Unfortunately, specifically to the issue below, it’s grey...
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How do #ESL students find a teacher online?
Did you know that every 48 hours we produce as much content as the entire human race did from the birth of history to 2003? Yep. 5 extabytes to be precise. Last year, Eric Schmidt, the CEO of...
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Why Would a Major International Publisher Resort to Plagiarism?
Imagine a company with thousands of employees and hundreds of millions of dollars at its disposal, and yet, instead of creating new publications, they plagiarize the work of a small publishing company...
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How @Silversal teaches online ESL courses with Edulang’s apps
HONORED GUEST TODAY: Sylvia Guinan sharing her experience with our apps! I have had a very interesting time in the last few months plotting new online courses that exemplify my brain-friendly...
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100 words of wisdom from 7 Online ELT Teachers
Some say that the largest English language school in the world is the one made up of independent teachers like the 7 below. I thought I’d ask them a very simple question so that we can learn from...
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How English learners can learn to READ their testing FUTURE
Have you ever played with that Mattel fortune-telling ball called the 8-ball®? Ya know— Ask a question, any question…. then shake it… and then magically it will randomly give you 1 of 20 answers...
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Are your #ESL students hearing diverse input?
Courtesy of IconShock via Wikipedia Commons Well… do they? And… well… is really that important? And if they are, where are you getting those ‘diverse’ materials? For what it’s worth, the data...
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Do you have a teacher’s oath?
Ruth Bryan Owen taking the oath via Wiki Commons Physicians have an oath, as do lawyers and politicians. Many organizations have mottos. What about teachers? And really, what about you? What words...
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Was this a good move by @Edublogs ?
UPDATE 8:12am EST: It seems it was a good move, see Sue’s comment below, and thanks for the heads up! I’m always interested to see how the impact of restricting people’s options or leaving them many...
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What’s new in your classroom this semester?
Picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons courtesy of Cayambe Fun question and I can’t wait to hear from the PLN… but first, let’s qualify this question: A classroom typically used to have four walls...
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Freebies for #ELT professionals
Via Wikimedia Commons courtesy of NobbiP Every Saturday I go to the local market and I know very well why I go… 1) The produce is better and a cook like me knows how important that is. 2) The folks...
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Two New Edulang #ESL Applications Now Online
What’s the best way to learn English?… “… To see and hear people using it in practice, to understand it… And to use it yourself!” This is the catch phrase for our new application, Citizen of the...
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Tesol Greece Blog Challenge
Tesol Greece has just launched a blog, and started off the interaction with a challenge: ” During an economic crisis, resources (books, budgets, infrastructure) are limited but high standards and...
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Who’s excited about #TesolFrance ? MOI!
When I was teaching for a few years in a little lost corner of China (one of those small unknown towns of 5 million) I often longed to be surrounded by two or three teachers who really cared about...
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Edulang now has a cool lil’ mascot AND a swanky new catalogue!
So what do you think of our new mascot? … While revamping the webpage a bit, we also took the time to get around to something that clients, especially universities have been asking for awhile— a...
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Student Spotlight: Surf’s up!
Kelly Slater hitting the waves at Hossegor (S. France). Photo courtesy of Martine This past week I was chatting with Martine, a new English Addicts learner, and very quickly we found a common...
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Rockin’ EFL Teachers in France you should know about
This week I was in the spotlight for an interview on you You Can Teach English, and I think it’s the perfect opportunity for me to shine back that spotlight on a number of teachers here in France...
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A day late on nominations— and we all rock! #eddies12
Anyone who is writing for the benefit of other teachers, and doing so on a regular basis in their free time… well they deserve every bit of recognition shown to them! And those that really go the...
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Two new app Demos online #tesol #edtech
In October we released two new apps online and you now have demo access to English for Daily Life and English for Business. Simply click the links in the prior sentence and at the bottom you’ll see...
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What folks are saying about @EnglishAddicts
Feedback is precious. Just as it is for teachers, publishers like my team at Edulang sincerely do care how their materials are being enjoyed (or not). Thankfully, I get mostly GREAT feedback from not...
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The Value of Knowledge Today is on the Decline
Yesterday, I was inspired by a great post by Chris Wilson on How to Survive the Teacher Apocalypse. I thought about it all afternoon especially as it touched upon thoughts I had had on the cost of...
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12 from 12 Blog challenge from @yearinthelifeof
FIRST OFF, a warm congratulations to Vicky Loras on her 3rd year of blogging!!! Wild how the time flies by, eh. I’m 1/2 way there and this is actually my 150th post, and I feel like taking up a...
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Julie’s story: ELT Freelancing in France for over 30 years
This past week I met Julie Cummings-Debrot, a freelancer with her own company here in Paris – for a cup of coffee and a chat about teaching in France, corporate training and how she’s incorporating...
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