The Edublog Awards are getting a lot of twitter air time at the moment, and several names are occurring time and time again in the nominations that… Read more “Unsung blog-heroines and heroes…”
Month: November 2009
Shanghai Surprise 2000 – the first English Teaching Theatre tour to China
When I picked up the phone at the English Teaching Theatre office one autumn day in 1999, the caller said: “Hello, I’m calling from Shanghai, China.” Because… Read more “Shanghai Surprise 2000 – the first English Teaching Theatre tour to China”
Wordle up-date: classroom application ideas
The above Wordle is based on my two blogposts about Belgium and the role of culture in language teaching. Many thanks to my chum Carl Robinson, who… Read more “Wordle up-date: classroom application ideas”
Ten reasons why I love Belgium – my tribute to Europe’s most under-rated country.
1 Antwerpen, Anvers, Antwerp… Antwerp is quite simply one of the world’s great cities. It has terrific inspiring architecture, it’s the diamond retail capital of the world… Read more “Ten reasons why I love Belgium – my tribute to Europe’s most under-rated country.”
“Who CARES what English people have for breakfast?” My contribution to the culture debate…
Welsh miners, amazing people from a different era… In the 1990s, Magyar Macmillan, the Hungarian ‘branch’ of Macmillan ELT, used to run a really great annual conference.… Read more ““Who CARES what English people have for breakfast?” My contribution to the culture debate…”