Pete and Barney are delighted to announce the launch of their free Newsletter service, for all teachers and Directors of Studies interested in using technology in language teaching. The newsletter will contain news about forthcoming courses and workshops; and news
Online concordancers
Have just found my notes from the Marcus Evans Linguarama teacher training days I attended shortly before Christmas. Remembered that I had promised to provide my colleagues with links to online concordancers. Here is a previous posting to this blog
Going wild in Google with wildcards
The Boolean search symbol * is used in many database searches to represent any characters or set of characters. It can be used in Google searches to represent any word or set of words. You can use this feature for
Google trends – instant trends graphs
I was “flicking” through today’s Guardian Unlimited website and saw this article about Google Trends. In brief, Google Trends allows you to enter a subject in much the same way you would with the Google search engine. However, instead of
Inter Active Terminology for Europe
I’m pretty sure I’ve blogged this before but was reminded of it today as a colleague and I tried to find a English-Spanish translation for an obscure business term. So, I thought it was worth a (second) mention. In our first
New Macmillan Books for Teachers Resource website
The Books for Teachers Resource website is the latest edition to Macmillan’s website and includes, of course, Blended Learning along with books by ELT luminaries such as Scott Thornbury and Jim Scrivener. Click on the image of our book to find links
Sony digital dictaphones, mp3s and Windows Vista
A slightly technical blog entry. At the school where I work we use digital dictaphones to record learners in the classroom and to record pronunciation models. These are then transferred to a computer to be played back through headphones or
OneStopEnglish – Article three on technology
The final article in a three-part series offering practical ideas on using new technologies in the classroom has just gone up on the OnsStopEnglish site. This looks at using email, chat and virtual learning environments in language courses. Enjoy……………
Second article on Technology: OneStopEnglish
The second in a three-part series of practical articles which offer ideas on using new technologies in the classroom is now available on OneStopEnglish. This article looks at using electronic dictionaries, courseware and interactive whiteboards. Visit: {{link http://www.onestopenglish.com/ OneStopEnglish}} Happy
Podcast for students: Blended Learning
We are delighted to announce that, after the success of our first podcast on ‘Second Life’, we have just uploaded our second podcast for language learners- on Blended Learning. To access the podcast, the student worksheet and the transcript, simply