I loved the MICELT conference in Kuala Lumpur, for many reasons. Chatting and networking – it was great to talk to Ivor Timms; to attend Alan Maley’s session on theory and practice, and
Launching the Vocabulary Organizer
It was a great last Friday in the first week of the pre-sessionals here at the Centre of Applied Linguistics, Warwick University. At long last, I could GIVE my students a Vocabulary Organizer, as
Apptastic
Many thanks to everyone who attended the Apptastic webinar last Friday. It was great to deliver this in London. I said I would post a list of apps mentioned in the language part of the talk – and here it
Blog post on Apps
Marcus evans Linguarama have posted on Apps in business English. The post looks at apps such as Flipboard and Evernote…. http://blog.linguarama.com/post/2013/06/08/Apptivities-for-business-English-.aspx
Roadshow – Argentina: Plenary Handouts
The amazing Roadshow has come to an end. Wow. What an experience…… could I ever forget……: Jujuy….how do you PRONOUNCE it? spell it? agonising over whether a carnivore should or shouldn’t eat cuddly animals llike llamas…can you resist llama kidneys
New e-lesson blog on Pinterest
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying preparing sessions for the British Council Roadshow in Argentina and learning a lot about Social Media. I’ve just joined Instagram and Pinterest……. The latest e-lesson blog from Macmillan is on Pinterest, and possible applications in the
New post about Tweeting on the Linguarama blog
Tweeting: it’s not just for birds This blog post looks at the Internet phenomenon of Twitter. We’ve all heard of Twitter. But do you tweet? And why would you? For the rest of this blog entry, please visit the Linguarama
Three reasons to be cheerful about IWBs
It’s been a good day on the IWB front, for three reasons. 1. I was chatting (through the keyboard) with a colleague with a brief to buy an IWB and I was interested in learning what his choice would be.
Greece – conferences
Last Saturday saw the QLS conference, held in Athens. It was great to go back to Greece after so many years – I was a tourist on the mainland over 20 years ago. I was startled at the title: ‘Hi
Return to alma mater
I am always delighted to return to my alma mater – Cambridge, this time to give a talk in the CUP bookshop. Here are the details: How blended learning can give you a competitive edge with Pete Sharma (aka moi)