Written by: Vera Tillner Prior to his ELTAS workshop on Blended Learning at the end of this month, we asked Pete Sharma a few questions about digital transformation and what it means to the English Teaching Industry. Digital Transformation has been a buzz word across industries for years now. Do you think the English […]
Register for Pete Sharma’s workshop on Blended Learning on 28.10
Everyone is talking about digital transformation and you do not really know what to think of it? You like your lessons the way they have always been and would rather not change them? However, deep down, you have this faint feeling the whole world is changing and so is the way people want to learn? […]
Besig conference in Berlin
Besig’s annual conference in Berlin was the place to be on October 11 – 13, 2019. Some 250 participants from around the globe enjoyed 2 1/2 days packed with workshops on a myriad of topics. The event also offered opportunities for networking and perusing a wide array of publisher materials. There was a good turnout […]
Eltas & Klett Anniversary Workshop on 28 Sept. 2019
The joint Eltas & Klett Anniversary Workshop on Sept. 28th was a perfect way to get into the “back to school” mode for almost 100 registrants. Held in the elegant rooms of the Haus der Wirtschaft, the event featured four speakers: Louise Green (Task Based Learning. More or Less), Patricia de Griese (Managing Conflict), Suzanne […]
Pre-ELTAS & Klett Anniversary Conference Committee meeting
Yesterday, ELTAS committee members enjoyed a productive evening at the World Café in Stuttgart to finalize details regarding our co-conference with Klett on September 28. We’re overjoyed with the 70 registered participants so far, and the lovely venue where it will be taking place. We look forward to seeing you all there. There’s still time […]
Eltas 30th anniversary brunch on 6 July 2019
We had a wonderful time at our 30th anniversary brunch held on July 6th at California Bounge in Stuttgart. Members enjoyed good food & conversation along with entertaining activities masterminded by the Committee. One of the highlights was receiving video anniversary messages from “ELT gurus”. It was also our official release of the new “You […]
Registration now open for all day conference with ELTAS and Klett
Written by: Nicole Heusser Registration is now open for the Klett & Cambridge University Press 35 Years/ELTAS 30 years anniversary conference. It will be a day packed with compelling workshops: Task-based Learning. More or less. (Louise Green) Managing Conflict (Patricia de Griese) Personalising business topics and getting learners to talk (Suzanne Vetter-M’Caw) Revising, recycling and […]
Program for 30th Anniversary Brunch on July 6 at the California Bounge
ELTAS 30th anniversary program, July 6, from 11 am to 3 pm at the California Bounge, Börsenplatz 1, Stuttgart Welcome Enjoy a delicious brunch buffet (including coffee/tea, eggs, fresh fruit salad, yoghurt, bubbles and much more) Play the Timeline Game – test your knowledge of the world (and ELTAS) events from the past 30 years […]
Exciting program for anniversary brunch finalized at committee meeting
We may have been a small group of committee members, but we had a lot of creative ideas and came up with a fun program for our anniversary brunch on the 6th July at the California Bounge, Börsenplatz 1, 70174 Stuttgart from 11am to 3pm. You don’t have much time left to book! If you […]
Order your ELTAS anniversary T-shirt by June 21!
Get your special ELTAS anniversary T-shirt here, as modeled by our committee members. Good quality, black, crew or V neck T-shirts in either slim fit (Women) and casual fit (Men) Price 15 Euro. Order yours now! Just contact me, Michelle () with your size, fit (W/M), crew or v neck. I look forward to hearing […]
Ian McMaster’s workshop on “Helping English language learners to change their behaviour and not be t
Written by: Nicole Heusser What is authenticity? And how can it be applied in the classroom? What do we need to know about our clients and what do they need to know about us, in order to effectively teach them? These and many more questions were answered in Ian McMaster’s (editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight Magazine) […]
May the fourth be with us!
Michelle (K) kindly invited us to her place for our May 4th committee meeting. Despite the weather, it was a cosy gathering. Thanks to Michelle for hosting! We had a packed agenda, with the main focus on our plans for the 30th anniversary celebrations this year. By now, all of our members have received an […]
Let’s celebrate 30 years at the ELTAS Anniversary Brunch
On Saturday, 6 July 2019 from 11am to 3pm we will be hosting our 30th anniversary event in the California Bounge, Börsenplatz 1, 70174 Stuttgart. There will be catering and lots of networking opportunities. Please bring a photo of you taken in 1989 for our unique anniversary pin board. Event capacity is limited so book […]
IATEFL Events in Germany– Registration for IATEFL ESP SIG closes on April 10!
The IATEFL ESP SIG in Bochum is not in September as I stated in a previous blog. It’s on May 11th, the theme is “Mediation” which is the new CEFR criteria, and registration closes on April 10th. The official title is “English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) Conference 2019 at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum Language Centre […]
Cathy Duffey signing off – see you in Manchester in 2020?
That’s it for me from IATEFL 2019 at ACC Liverpool. As always, a challenging, enriching experience. See you next year in Manchester?
Cathy Duffey live from iATEFL – Lindsay Clandfield
Lindsay Clandfield gave a landmark speech this morning on education technology in ELT. I sure hope it was recorded. Takeaways: “We should be realistic about technology and its potential but also about what it isn’t and what it cannot.” (This from an acknowledged expert on technology in ELT.) “Context matters. We have agency.” For example, […]
An amusing end to a long day – Cathy Duffek live from iATEFL
An amusing end to a long conference day: Six brave ELT souls entertaining us with Pecha Kucha. Bravo!
Some famous faces! Cathy Duffek live from iATEFL
Of all the ELT gurus wandering the halls here at ACC Liverpool, here is my one of my favorites, John Hughes, giving his session on personalization. Just as I was asking myself where the female gurus were in this industry of 80% women professionals, I was lucky enough to attend the session of Jill Hadfield, […]
Know this guy? Cathy Duffek live from iATEFL
Know this guy? If not, then you’re really missing something! He is David Crystal. Check him out, and if you ever get the chance, hear him speak. Here he is in the IATEFL stand, good naturedly letting many people like me take his picture!
My favourite talk so far – Cathy Duffek live from iATEFL
Thursday was the day of the big guns! I was very excited to attend the session from Scott Thornbury, “Answering Grammar Questions”. It was so reassuring to hear him say: “There is never a right answer. Grammar is not a linguistic straight jacket. Most grammar is choice,” and, perhaps most provocatively, “a marked enthusiasm for […]
Beatles tribute at iATEFL
Telc entertained exhibition visitors with Beatles songs and a Beatles quiz. Note the far out sunglasses and mini Yellow Submarine on display. Cathy Duffek live from iATEFL
