Review of the KLETT-ELTAS workshop „Pause, Recharge, Reimagine“  with Patricia de Griese ISM Stuttgart, on Saturday 25th July 2026 written by Karin Scheffold-Mokler and Katrin Beringer What a refreshing and informative interactive workshop that invited us all to reflect and recharge for the months ahead!Our speaker Patricia de Griese asked us to think about our personal […]

Dear ELTAS members and friends, This is us! The newly elected ELTAS committee at their kick-off meeting downtown Stutttgart.  From left: Daphne Klimmek (treasurer), Katrin Beringer (chair), Haripriya Pareek (secretary), and Mauline Lawrence (deputy chair). All of us have substantial experience in running an association – ELTAS and others – and we believe that dedication […]

What a genuinely delightful and inspiring afternoon we had at the recent ELTAS Summer Party! It was a joy to see such a wonderful turnout. There were a perfect number of attendees, creating an intimate yet vibrant atmosphere that fostered genuine connection and engaging conversations. The potluck truly outdid itself this year, proving to be […]

ELTAS Summer Sizzler: A Recap of Our Workshop and Potluck! June 29th turned into a real scorcher for the ELTAS Summer event! But that didn’t stop our members from bringing the heat – in the best way possible! We had a fantastic turnout for our Summer Workshop and Potluck. There were many familiar faces and […]

On September 17th ELTAS welcomed back Ian McMaster, business communication consultant and former longtime editor of the popular magazine ‘Business Spotlight’. Despite the 007 in the title, the workshop did not teach us how to become ultra-suave super spies with a license to kill, but instead provided us with some useful strategies that can help […]

Written by: Rachel Tsateri On August 20th, I had the pleasure of attending the summer networking and discussion event in Dusseldorf, organized by ELTA Rhine. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet, collaborate and share best practices with ELT colleagues from different parts of Germany,  The day was split into two parts.       […]

On July 16th, 30 Eltas members and visitors from other ELTAs around Germany came out to enjoy the sunshine in our summer event, a workshop with Rachel Paling on Neurolanguage. We started off with a brunch at California Bounge in Stuttgart. For some people it was the first face to face event in over a […]

  On May 7th 2022, Eltas welcomed Khanh-Duc Kuttig for her workshop ‘Grammar as a Fifth Skill’. It was also our first hybrid event, with people attending both in person in Stuttgart and online from all over Germany. Grammar itself can be a loaded term, often eliciting negative reactions from students and even some teachers. […]

As teachers, building trust and maintaining relationships is central to the work we do. However, this can be challenging in the current environment with 70% of communication taking place online, often asynchronously. On March 26th Sabrina Lucidi tackled this issue in her workshop on INVISIBLE BODY LANGUAGE. Invisible body language refers to nonverbal communication, both […]

Article By: Rachel Tsateri This is the first in a regular series of blog posts in which we share a lesson idea that can be expanded and adapted to your learners and context. We hope you will enjoy it and leave us some feedback on what you think. The first topic is INFOBESITY, which according […]