LEARNING STYLES ONLINE 2: how can we allow for different learner types?
Written by Rebecca Sprengel In my first article on learning styles, I mentioned the Honey and Mumford learning styles questionnaire which I would like to present. H & M distinguish between four learning styles. Pragmatist (plan) – a learner who will pick up new ideas and immediately seeks to find a practical application […]
Take part in the 2020 Besig Conference on November 14 – 15!
Take part in the 2020 Besig Conference on November 14 – 15! Dear ELTAS Members, As you know, BESIG holds the hugely popular conference for Business English teaching professionals every year. And this year is no exception, despite the – well, you know all about the „current situation“! https://besig.iatefl.org/event/33rd-iatefl-besig-online/ The 2020 conference will be held […]
Summer – Time to Recharge
Written by: Vera Tillner 5 Things to do this summer to boost your creativity. After a spring filled with the Covid-19 pandemic and worries and changes connected with it, we are definitely craving for a summer which is more like the summers we have known. Summer is the season to relax, take a break from […]
Essentials of Teaching Legal English workshop on August 1st
Our sister organization HELTA in Hamburg is offering an online workshop covering essentials of teaching legal English on August 1st from 2:00 – 5:15 p.m. As an extra perk of your Eltas membership, you can attend this workshop free of charge. To sign up contact .
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LEARNING STYLES ONLINE: how can we allow for different learner types?
Written by: Rebecca Sprengel As online learning has largely taken over from face to face classes, we can rely on even less information on how our students learn, especially in a one-to-one situation. Do some students benefit more than others from on-line learning? In this two-part article, I would like to look at learning […]
Jason Chan – China to Go (intercultural communication)
Written by: Nicole Heusser Last Saturday, our second online workshop took place via Zoom. The workshop was aptly named China to Go: What do we know about China? How do we perceive the Chinese and how do they perceive us? How respected are teachers in China, compared to teachers in Germany? What are our own […]
All good things come in threes – Third online committee meeting
Written by: Nicole Heusser A lot has happened since our last committee meeting at the end of March. Somehow it seems that amidst all the chaos of the last three months, the members of ELTAS found their feet and adapted to the new situation! The committee has used the last few months to improve and […]
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Sign up for ELTAU & OUP Webinair on June 19th!
Eltas members are invited to attend ELTAU & OUP’s two-part webinar on Friday, June 19th from 15:30 – 18:00. See attached description for more details & sign up at
– Eltas Tech Group
Interested in expanding and sharing your knowledge of technology for the classroom? The Eltas Tech group for Eltas members meet monthly on alternating Wednesdays and Saturdays for ca. 90 minutes. Send a short email to chair to sign up. Not an Eltas member yet? Join us!
– Chat and blog
When Eltas’ individual members log in to the website they’ll see we have added two chat rooms: One is for general discussion and a tech room for exchanging ideas about technology for the office and classroom. There’s also a new blog section Teaching Tips & Links where members can post ideas for the classroom. Log […]
Marketing yourself in times of COVID-19 (and beyond)
Written by: Nicole Heusser In Saturday’s online workshop with Dale Coulter we looked at different ideas on how to market our teaching services. A few days before the workshop, we were sent a pre-task consisting of a range of questions relating to our teaching businesses. Developing a marketing strategy as a small business can be […]
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We will prevail!
Many thanks go to Eltas member, Andy Yarahmadi, for this inspirational song in times of Covid-19.
Zoom – Easy to use. Easy to hack?
Written by: Vera Tillner With social distancing, more and more companies, institutions and private households have moved their work and lives online over the past few weeks. So have we English trainers! But which tool should we use? In the following article, I will explain why I think Zoom is an excellent option for online […]
Upcoming webinar – Your Legal Rights and Options
Written by: Nicole Heusser It’s a bit short notice, but Patrick Mustu, lawyer and language trainer in Düsseldorf will present an online presentation on Thursday April 16 about the current situation for freelance language teachers. In this webinar, the focus will be on your rights as workers, as well as an overview of the various […]
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Welcome to Eltas Members Only Forum. This forum is a private forum for individual Eltas members to freely exchange ideas and thoughts share resources get and give aid to other members Due to space restrictions, we kindly ask you to keep media uploads to a minimum. Thank you.
Online committee meeting…we’re getting the hang of it!
Written by: Nicole Heusser Last Friday, our committee met for the second time this year. This was held online, as was our Inter-ELTA meeting two weeks ago. We agreed on postponing Michelle Jagger’s May workshop to September. But we could still have a webinar in May, although with another speaker. More info to follow as […]
