Dogme in ELT

Born from an article written by Scott Thornbury almost exactly 21 years ago which sparked the emergence of a global, grassroots collective counter-movement against both the prevailing waste and excess in ELT courseware and the lack of genuine conversation in classrooms, 2021 is - literally - the year in which Dogme ELT, also known as […]

The Pilgrims Café

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How to Learn from Communicative Activities

The excitement generated by the arrival of the Communicative Approach all those years ago included attention to activities in which students had a communicative purpose, focused on content rather than language form, and encouraged students to use all and any language at their disposal. But how useful are such activities in reality? Do they genuinely […]

Resources & ideas for teaching English to children

This event will provide a large variety of ideas & tips on how to teach English to young children, as well as an introduction to the Young Learners series and resources by Cambridge English and Cambridge University Press. Click here for all the details, and to register!

Online workshop: Developing Resilience in our Personal and Professional Life

From Klett Sprachen: In cooperation with MELTA we are delighted to invite you to our online workshop "Developing Resilience in our Personal and Professional Life" with Patricia de Griese, on Saturday, 30th January 2021, from 10:30 to 13:30. The workshop will take place via zoom. Please sign up for the workshop by sending an email […]