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.
I do like ‘Living English’…
Talking to new students at work, I’m surprised at how many haven’t encountered the Living English online course, the simplest of the English programs on the old Australia Network. OK, it’s geared at visitors rather than new migrants, but it’s still simply and neatly set out, it’s Australian, and it’s free! It does move along pretty rapidly – by … Continue reading
More Carly and Kumar and ‘catching the reading bug’
I finally met up with Karen Slikas Barber and asked about her new book, More Carly and Kumar, from Read Me Again Press. Karen, you’ve got a new set of Carly and Kumar stories out – what inspired you to start writing again? My students were reading the Carly and Kumar stories, saying they were funny, then heading to the library … Continue reading
ACTA conference coming up
Only another month till the 2014 ACTA conference in Melbourne! Hoping to catch up with other writers (and maybe would-be writers) there. The ACTA conferences are held every two years.
More Carly and Kumar stories from Karen Slikas Barber.
Karen Slikas Barber’s new ESOL reader, More Carly and Kumar, is out. I can’t wait to see it. Those stories are seriously funny. I’m trying to find a cover picture – meanwhile there’s more info at her site, Read Me Again Press.
