by Emily Bryson | Feb 15, 2024 | All posts
I can’t begin to tell you how honoured I am to have been invited to sketchnote the plenary sessions at the YLTSIG webconference! What an incredible three days of enthusiastic ELT professionals sharing their insights and knowledge; I feel so lucky to be part of such a...
by Adrienn Szlapak | Sep 10, 2023 | All posts
Not only was Susan Holden an exceptional educator and author, but also an advocate for teachers whose first language is not English and a compassionate supporter of younger professionals.Susan and I co-authored “Teaching English Today: Contexts and...
by Rachel Tsateri | Mar 4, 2023 | All posts
Introduction(s) Katerina Roumelioti is a DELTA Module 2 candidate at a centre where I am currently completing my trainer training. Something I didn’t know about her is that, in addition to being a great teacher, she is also a photographer. On January 14th,...
by Adrienn Szlapak | Feb 21, 2023 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
*In this post the terms ‘mother tongue’ and ‘first language’ (L1) are used interchangeable as defined by Pokharel (2001). This year sees the 24th edition of the International Mother Language Day and the focus is ‘multilingual education...
by Noha ElSherif | Oct 17, 2022 | All posts
For millions of children across Africa, the end of primary school is the end of their education because too few secondary schools exist. Also, the existing schools charge unaffordable fees. So, only around a third of African children have access to secondary...
by Adrienn Szlapak | Aug 5, 2022 | All posts
Hello and welcome (back) to the YLTSIG blog! My name is Adrienn Szlapak and I am the YLTSIG’s new Publications Assistant responsible for this blog. You can find out more about me on the Committee page on our website. My new responsibilities, which are super exciting...