For those of you who follow ELT blogs, you’re probably familiar with Martin Hajek’s TEFL in Colombia, which has loads of good stuff. Martin and I have interacted a few times over the years, as ELT bloggers do, but one day, Martin got in touch and asked if I wanted to collaborate on a projectContinue reading “Review: More than a gap year adventure – Martin Hajek”
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Review: The Art and Science of Language Teaching – Lara Bryfonski and Alison Mackey
Many years ago, Teresa Pica (1994) wrote a brilliant article titled: Questions from the Language Classroom: Research Perspectives. This article aimed to answer common questions that teachers have about teaching through the research lens, and did this brilliantly in my mind. So, when I heard that Lara Bryfonski and Alison Mackey’s recently published book, TheContinue reading “Review: The Art and Science of Language Teaching – Lara Bryfonski and Alison Mackey”
Review: From Teacher to Trainer – Matthew Ellman and Peter Lucantoni
For the fans of Sponge Chats, you will recognise the two names in the title of this post. I’ve had both Matt and Peter on to talk about their experiences in teacher education, and in both of those Sponge Chats, we spoke about their book From Teacher to Trainer – and I’ve finally found theContinue reading “Review: From Teacher to Trainer – Matthew Ellman and Peter Lucantoni”
Review: Models and Metaphors in Language Teacher Training – Tessa Woodward
Few names have such a strong connection to language teacher education as Tessa Woodward, and it’s a bit a strange that I’ve yet to review any of her books, having read many of them throughout my career. Here I am, though, after many years of dipping in and out of Woodward’s Model and Metaphors inContinue reading “Review: Models and Metaphors in Language Teacher Training – Tessa Woodward”
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