ELT

I think the cause of why there really isn’t “scaffolding” in ELT is because a “language” is not “content knowledge”.

S is for Scaffolding « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Yes, most all of ELT is stuck with the coursebook, with most of that being coursebooks delivered by major publishers.

C is for Coursebook (by Lindsay Clandfield) « An A-Z of ELT 2010

I think the notion of ZPD deserves far more prominence in ELT than what it currently enjoys, regardless of whether we choose to give the term more linguistic or cognitive contours.

Z is for ZPD « An A-Z of ELT 2010

So, testing, examinations and the ability to prove you know what you know has played an increasingly important role in ELT (I can clearly see this happening in Brazil).

S is for “Strategies” « An A-Z of ELT 2010

This is possible for influential people in ELT without risk to their own position.

N is for Native-speakerism « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Of Reading and all the excitement of following the lectures of these great people in ELT, David Wilkins amongst them, as well as Keith Johnson, Peter Trudgill and so many others!

S is for “Strategies” « An A-Z of ELT 2010

There is most definitely a place for native speakers in ELT – but as partners.

N is for Native-speakerism « An A-Z of ELT 2010

We all know what influence the major publishers have in ELT, so I sort of want them involved in the innovations like the ones we have discussed here – quite simply because it will affect and benefit more learners in more contexts (drastically more) than some nice little self-published projects around the outermost fringes of the industry.

C is for Coursebook (by Lindsay Clandfield) « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Both of these psychometrics are ones I have encountered hardly at all in ELT and consistently in my work outside (for the National School of Government in training senior civil servants and for Bath University School of Management as a tutor on fast track executive MBA programmes).

L is for Learning Styles « An A-Z of ELT 2010

I write on books for a number of publications, train ELT teachers, and teach creative writing.

What The Best Dressed Books Are Wearing Sharon Bakar 2007