Complete the idiom, a bird in the hand……. Name the capital of Chile……. Come and test your trivia knowledge! Jim Maloney, our experienced quiz master, has prepared a fun afternoon for us all. (Check out the answers at the end of this post). There will be prizes for the best team, followed by snacks […]
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 […]
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 […]
21C Skills Workshop with Tim Phillips
On Saturday, March 16, many of us had the pleasure to take part in the workshop on developing learner’s 21st century skills. Leading up to the event, we had done some informative posting to our growing exposure in social media on Facebook, LinkedIn and Xing. We’d mentioned the 4 Cs and what they mean to […]
What are 21st century skills?
Written by: Nicole Heusser In today’s interconnected world, content-based knowledge of a subject is no longer enough. Yes, of course it is still important to teach our students the four “classical” skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. But in the 21st century, language mastery requires more than just vocabulary and grammar. It’s also about […]
Happy 30th Anniversary Eltas!
Teaching English to Sse Tschörmanns with Stefan Fodor
We had a full house at our workshop “Teaching English to Sse Tschörmans with Stefan Fodor” on October 20th. Members and guests enjoyed exploring similarities and differences in English and German. Many thanks to Stefan for sharing his insight and experience teaching both languages. Members can find Stefan’s slides in the Members only area after […]
Committee Meeting on July 29th
Committee members met in Stuttgart to discuss arrangements for upcoming events and other organizational issues. We’re exploring ways to make Eltas even stronger in the future and looking forward to 2019 when Eltas will celebrate its 30th year anniversary!
iatefl Conference in Brighton 10-13 April
With the iatefl annual conference less than two weeks away, some of you will already be looking forward to a trip to Brighton. They have exciting programmes organised by their Special Interest Groups, a Showcase Day and Open Forum sessions. For those of you who can’t make it to the 52nd Conference, there will be online coverage that […]
Committee Meeting on Feb 17th
Members of the 2018 Eltas Committee met on Feb 17th at LesBar café in the Stuttgart library where we exchanged ideas and gave updates about events, the newsletter and the website. We all enjoyed meeting in the stylish library setting as well. Event Manager Andi Vogt-Nas will be attending the IATEFL conference in Brighton this spring and get inspiration for […]
Committee Meeting on Nov 25th
Members of the Eltas Committee met in Stuttgart to discuss organizational issues and finalize plans for the Xmas event and party on December 2nd. Ingrid and Katrin were at BESIG in Malta where they gathered ideas for possible speakers for next year. We can look forward to some interesting workshops in 2018.
Don’t miss Ron Morrain’s Mindmap Workshop this Saturday!
In this workshop, we will get hands-on experience with mind mapping and Ron will give us several mind maps to take away and use in our English classroom. We still have places free on this workshop so sign up before Saturday. We look forward to seeing you there!
Committee Meeting on April 22nd
Members of the Committee met on Saturday in Stuttgart over a cup of coffee to discuss arrangements for upcoming events. We’ve got some very good speakers lined up this year and members and friends can look forward to a very special Christmas event! Ingrid and Katrin gave an update on the Intereltas meeting they attended last month; we’re collaborating regularly […]
Eltas news!
The good news: The next brilliant edition of our newsletter will be in the post soon. A big thanks to all contributors and our newsletter team. The sad news: This is the final edition of our editor-in-chief Jenny Wright. A heartfelt thanks to Jenny for the stellar job she has done over the past three […]
Elevator Pitch Workshop and AGM on 21 Jan
Jasmina Sazdovska, Ph.D. from the Int’l Business School in Budapest shared 5 Ps (Pain, Premise, People, Proof, Purpose) for giving effective Elevator Pitches and participants enjoyed putting the techniques in practice on January 21st. Workshop Details. Afterwards, the Committee for 2017 was elected. Almost all members of last year’s team will continue except for Augusto Vieira; Koi Burkart will take over as […]
“Stand Up, Get Up” workshop on Dec 3rd followed by Xmas party
Our “Stand Up, Get Up” workshop on Dec 3rd with Phil Gunderson unleashed the thespian skills of Eltas members. We had lots of laughs practicing new techniques for the classroom. It was a great, upbeat workshop to close our event year and the Xmas party featuring a brass band and tasty finger foods made it […]
Besig 4-6 November
4 – 6 Nov 2016 Besig Conference in Munich Besig IATEFL Annual Conference, Munich, Germany Special rates for ELTAS Members! See note from Eltas Chair for details
Nathan Arthur from Paris joined Eltas on October 28th. He brought ideas from project management and building blocks to inspire us to new heights in English teaching. There was time during the workshop to network and have a warm bowl of pumpkin soup. The Eltas team did a great job with decorating for Halloween too! […]
