Category: Bits & Pieces
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Upcoming complexity MOOCs
A collection of MOOCs about Complex Systems Theory.
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Interesting chapter on teacher cognition and educational technology
Teachers tend to teach as they were taught – but is this also true for edtech?
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Complexity MOOC
Information about a MOOc on Complex Systems Theory
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Race and TESOL
One of the many passages I have underlined in The Reflexive Teacher Educator in TESOL by Julian Edge is the following: Javier (2010) also reports the difficulties of establishing her acceptability to students as their English teacher, while belonging to what she terms a ‘visible ethnic minority’. Put simply, looking Filipino and teaching English in China…
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Free content from ELT Journal
This post dates back to 2013, when sharing links to open-access materials was a central aim of this blog. The Key Concepts in ELT series continues to be a valuable primer for anyone wanting to explore core ideas in language teaching — and it stands as a reminder of the field’s enduring interest in connecting…
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Linguistics Research Digest
This blog was brought to my attention when they published a summary of Rob Drummond‘s article on phonological variation among the Polish community in Manchester (the article, which is well worth a read, can be accessed here). The digests of linguistics articles that are published in the blog are concise, very clearly written, extremely informative…