With the workshop title:  murder, mystery and mayhem , we were all wondering what to expect.  Jennie introduced us to the world of podcasts and how to use them to get our students listening to English outside of the classroom. She shared with us a 6 week long project she has carried out with many of her students […]

We still have spaces available for Jennie Wright’s Workshop on using podcasts in the classroom – murder, mayhem and education so reserve your place today: https://www.eltas.de/events/new-workshop-in-april-save-the-date/ Don’t miss out on this fantastic workshop. Some of us got a sneak preview at iatefl in Brighton and it sounded great. See you there!

With the Workshop title “Teaching English to Sse Tschörmans”  Stefan Fodor takes a Close look at the  similarities and differences between English and German and how this must be considered when teaching English to German Speakers. Stefan Fodor is a a native speaker of German and works a freelance trainer for German and English. He has also […]

Sherri has kindly allowed us to upload the  slide presentation and handout from her great workshop on design.  You will need to use your ELTAS log  in as it is in the Members Only section of our website. If you did not attend the workshop and have any questions, Sherri would be more than happy to answer them […]

The British Council is offering a free 24 page booklet on ideas for classroom warmers and fillers. In this booklet there are over 30 ideas for warmers and fillers, all of which have come from a British Council teacher or manager. The activities aren’t organized in any special way, the authors want you to experiment […]

With her background in graphic design and her experience as a teacher, Sherri really understands the challenges we face as teachers when thinking about the design of our brand and teaching materials. Using real examples, Sherri shared with us design principles such as balance, white space, mood and the rule of thirds for images.  We were […]

We are excited to announce that our all day workshop with Rebecca Springel and Marjorie Rosenberg on June 9 will take place at the: Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz Mailänder Platz 1 70173 Stuttgart This is how to find us: Public Transport:  U5, U6, U7, U12, U15 (Lifts available) also bus 44 to Stadtbibliothek (Handwerkskammer) or […]

Dina asked to create a short poem using the lexis provided – words such as sparkle, glow and shimmer. Here is what our ELTAS members came up with: As a teacher you need to sparkle, you need to glow. Become a member of ELTAS and you will soon know, How to run the show! Your […]

For those of you who missed Dina Blanco-Ioannou’s workshop on spicing up your coursebook,  she has kindly sent us a copy of her presentation and an article she wrote on this topic. Here’s to creating exciting new materials in ELT – happy reading! Please log in and in the MEMBERS ONLY menu, select Handouts 2018. If you […]

Jennie Wright has agreed to host our April workshop and she will be showing us how to use them to provide authentic listening tasks in ELT. Registration is now open.  

Sherri Williams will help us explore why good design is important – both for the materials you develop for our courses and the images we use to attract new Clients Sherri will also show us online tools to create our own designs. DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR LAPTOP!  

In her workshop on creativity, Dina told us about a free resource available on the British council website. Here is the link to this pdf. document for you to download and read. ELT_Creativity_British_Council Here’s to more creative classroom activities in the future!  

Our ELTAS AGM went very smoothly. With the help of Michelle Hunter as chair, we were quickly able to run through the agenda items and unanimously reelect all the existing ELTAS committee members for another year. We are a great team and enjoy working together. Here we are directly after the AGM (Koi and Rebecca are missing). […]

Using the analogy of a English language coursebook being like a jar of ready-made curry sauce, Dina looked at the pros and cons of using both and how to get spice up standard coursebook materials. By giving real examples, together we came up with ideas on how to use the sample exercises more creatively. Dina […]

Phil Gunderson presented a fun workshop to build on presentation skills. We all had fun looking a the different vocal dynamics of communication alongside dynamic group acting exercises. The workshop was followed by our annual Xmas party and we encouraged members to bring an ETL friend or colleague. We were happy to meet new faces […]

Come to our relaxed and light hearted workshop on building presentation skills, with Phil Gunderson and don’t forget to bring an ELT friend!  The workshop will be followed by our annual Christmas party celebration, where we will have plenty of time to socialise and have fun! ELT colleagues and friends are welcome and there is […]

What a fabulous location to broaden horizons – this year’s BESIG (Business English Special Interest group) conference was held on Malta! I met up with six other ELTAS colleagues who will share their highlights of the event in our next newsletter. The overlying theme was research and that’s why several keynote speakers from the academic […]

What an excellent workshop! Using photographs  from National Geographic and TED Talks,  Tim showed us how easy it is to use visuals and build an English language lesson around them by asking the right questions. He gave us lots of ideas on the type of questions to ask, questions that go beyond just describing what the student sees but move […]