by Jake Whiddon | Dec 1, 2020 | All posts, CPD, Early Years
On completing my initial ELT training in 2003, I moved to China and was immersed in classrooms of children learning English, where I discovered that the methodologies on my (adult-orientated) ELT course were not suited to young minds. Even back then, I noticed just...
by Katrina King | Sep 1, 2020 | All posts, Early Years, Primary
When I speak to colleagues about why they enjoy working with young learners, I often hear responses such as “I’ve always wanted to work with children”. As the owner of a language school focusing on teaching children and teenagers, many people are surprised...
by Susan Holden | Jun 12, 2019 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
PCE memories – what remains? In many ways, a Pre-Conference Event (PCE) acts as a bridge between its participants’ ‘outside’ lives and what they are about to experience in the coming conference. In the days after that conference, it can often be forgotten, overlaid by...
by David Valente | Dec 1, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
The 7th ELT Malta Conference was held between 11 and 13 October 2018, organised by the ELT Council, a regulatory body within Malta’s Ministry for Education and Employment. According to Daniel Xerri, Chair of the ELT Council, the theme of ‘Multiple Perspectives in ELT’...
by Vinnie Nobre Jhony Balisa | Oct 7, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
Drivers for CPD in YL ELT In the Brazilian context, we often hear academic managers say that inexperienced teachers should work with young learners because it is an easier job and they do not need so much experience, language proficiency or knowledge about the...
by Valeria Franca | Sep 2, 2018 | All posts, Early Years, Primary
My blog post focuses on using puppets with early years and primary children to foster more magical English language learning. I will also provide some practical ideas for ways to do this in your own classroom. How do puppets relate to YL ELT? A puppet is an inanimate...
