My turtles drink milk: Why I love Duolingo
For the last few months I’ve been spending 10 minutes a day ‘playing’ at learning Spanish on my phone with Duolingo, my favourite app. If you haven’t tried it, it’s a must – it’s free, there are no ‘in-app purchases’, and you even win ‘lingots’ to buy virtual rewards as you progress. (Duolingo makes their money by crowd-sourcing translations.) Things … Continue reading
Encounters on the Front Line: a ‘back to Cambodia’ memoir
This time it’s not a new ELT resource that I’ve found, but a book that has huge resonance for me: a ‘return to Cambodia’ memoir, by Elaine Harvey, a nurse who worked for the Red Cross in Thai/Cambodian border refugee camps in 1980, when conditions were volatile and deeply confronting: the camp would be shelled at night and the medical staff would drive … Continue reading
Free digital literacy resource kit from AMES Vic
I had an excellent time at the NEAS conference: lots and lots to think about and the happiness of catching up with materials writer Lilliana Hajncl, who was presenting on the FREE Digital literacy for mobile phones: Resource Kit that she developed with Dora Troupiotis – it’s free from the AMES Vic website, but I have to confess I’d never looked … Continue reading
The NEAS conference approaches…
I’m looking forward to the NEAS conference in May (and as usual it’s a stunning location, based on this photo from their site…) Please come and say hello if you’re there – I’ll be attending the AMEP sessions, of course.
Macmillan ELT writing competition
Macmillan ELT has a competition for learners (including over 18s) to write and illustrated their own ‘Wonderland’ short story. Of course our ESL/EALD students may be less familiar with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ than Macmillan’s targeted group – but it’s still exciting to see. Closing date is in August, and there’s a big poster to download to encourage would-be writers and artists.
