Originally posted on teflgeek:
I am sceptical about learning styles. Much is made of them, CELTA and DELTA trainees are required to learn about them and to plan their lessons taking into account activities that cater to the visual, auditory or kinaesthetic sensibilities of their students, or at least to show evidence of having intended…
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Exemptions and credits to DELTA holders on related MA level courses
Ofqual, the exams regulator of the UK government, has confirmed that Cambridge ESOL’s Delta qualification for teachers is at the same level as a Master’s degree or a professional diploma in the European Union. This is a result of Delta being placed at level 7 of the UK government’s Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF), makingContinue reading “Exemptions and credits to DELTA holders on related MA level courses”
The End
Originally posted on An A-Z of ELT:
So this is it, folks: I’m closing down the blog for the summer… and for good. After 3 years, 150 posts, nearly 7000 comments, and innumerable hits, visits, views, however you want to describe and count them, plus one e-book spin-off (but no sign of a second edition…
An interesting blog post discussing Ben Goldacre’s recent article in the Guardian and his thoughts on research for education. Read Ben Goldacre’s article Bad Science here Watch his TED talk too Related blog posts Evidence-informed policy and practice – we should welcome it, but also be realistic! Research and Evidence in ELT posted by JuliaContinue reading
Demand High ELT – is it really something new?
The concept of ‘demand high ELT’ was first introduced at IATEFL Glasgow in 2012 in a talk by Jim Scrivener, in which he told the story of the long conversations with Adrian Underhill and how they both felt that they needed to redefine or reshape their beliefs/ideas in terms of good ELT practice. Here areContinue reading “Demand High ELT – is it really something new?”
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