For my birthday, I was lucky enough to get a copy of Mike Long’s (2015) seminal work, Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching (Thank you Patrick, Carlota, Sara and Cesar!). It is a beast of a book and my copy as of now has many notes, post-its, etc. all over it because it isContinue reading “Review: Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching – Mike Long”
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Review: History’s Mysteries – Sapp, Noble, Lacey, Gavell and Lawrence
Some time ago, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of History’s Mysteries (a huge thank you to Walton Burns from Alphabet Publishing!), a book that aims to “create history-themed topics for reading and also for research, creative writing, and discussion” (p. viii). Being very much a strong proponent of reading-focusedContinue reading “Review: History’s Mysteries – Sapp, Noble, Lacey, Gavell and Lawrence”
Review: IELTS Reading Practice: Academic – Student’s book – Peter Clements and Paul Murphy
Review: IELTS Reading Practice – Peter Clements and Paul Murphy I am always reading books (as you have all probably gathered by now), but I am often reading older books that I buy second-hand simply because new, flashy books are just a little out of my price range. So, you can bet that I wasContinue reading “Review: IELTS Reading Practice: Academic – Student’s book – Peter Clements and Paul Murphy”
Review: Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod – B. Kumaravadivelu
In the lead up to starting the MADPLE, I was reading a lot of things. One of the books that I read was Kumaravadivelu’s Understanding Language Teaching, and I think that this is going to be one of those books that sticks with me forever. In this review post, I’ll aim to cover what IContinue reading “Review: Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod – B. Kumaravadivelu”
Review: A Practical Introduction to Teacher Training in ELT – John Hughes
I love reading about teacher training, not simply because I am a trainer, but also because I enjoy reading about how other trainers, often far more experienced than myself, would do things or what recommendations they might give. I recently picked up John Hughes A Practical Introduction to Teaching Training in ELT when Pavilion hadContinue reading “Review: A Practical Introduction to Teacher Training in ELT – John Hughes”
Review: Psychology for Language Teachers – Marion Williams and Robert Burden.
I love summer for two reasons. One, I get to thoroughly relax and take a much-needed break, usually on a beach somewhere (this year was Spain and Italy). Two, I get to read to my heart’s content, both ELT-related books as well as my secret indulgence, fantasy novels. Now, while I am sure you wouldContinue reading “Review: Psychology for Language Teachers – Marion Williams and Robert Burden.”
Review: Alive to Language – Arndt, Harvey and Nuttall
In preparation for the NILE / Chichester university MAPDLE, I have been working my way through the reading list. It’s been great as it has pushed me to look at areas that I haven’t touch for some time, such as discourse. Alive to Language looks specially at this and it was a great read/course thatContinue reading “Review: Alive to Language – Arndt, Harvey and Nuttall”
Review: Trainer Development – Tony Wright and Rod Bolitho
A while ago I remember reading something from Rachel Tsateri and her experience with Wright and Bolitho’s Trainer Development. Rachel mentioned that some of her great ideas were influenced by and came from this book, so I knew I had to look more into it. After a little more reading, I came across plenty ofContinue reading “Review: Trainer Development – Tony Wright and Rod Bolitho”
Review: Task-Based Language Teaching – Theory and Practice – Ellis, Skehan, Li, Shintani and Lambert.
For those of you that have been following me, you know I’ve been going deeper into task-based language teaching (TBLT). I recently reviewed Anderson and McCutcheon’s fantastic Activities for Task-Based Learning and I recently finished a course focused on Reading in a task-based classroom. Alongside these, I’ve also been reading – well, now finished readingContinue reading “Review: Task-Based Language Teaching – Theory and Practice – Ellis, Skehan, Li, Shintani and Lambert.”
Review: Activities for Task-Based Learning – N. Anderson and N. McCutcheon
This year I have been going TBTL crazy. I’ve always been keen on TBLT, but I made the conscious decision to really build my understanding of it so that I could better implement it in my classes (generally in a task-supported manner) and so I could better answer questions from teachers. One of the booksContinue reading “Review: Activities for Task-Based Learning – N. Anderson and N. McCutcheon”
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