Galina talks about attending Evan Frendo’s April workshop on corpus analysis tools and what she learned about data engines, the internet as a resource for teachers to find out about students’ real-life needs and how to apply this knowledge in class. This was a special ELTABB workshop for me, not only because of the unusual… Keep Reading
Prep Time: Annie hitting the books till the cows come home. Photo: Darren Foster In this article, Annie shares her story about preparing for the FTBE certificate alongside other daring ELTABB members, the challenges that came with it and the benefits she reaped. FTBE, FTBE, FTBE. It took me almost a year to get these… Keep Reading
Many of us meet our first English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class and panic. I’ll never forget my own first time. I was in my first year of teaching, and I was given a class of cosmeticians to teach. How on earth was I supposed to be able to understand, let alone teach, all their… Keep Reading