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Bridging the gap between scientific research and the classroom
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Language Apps: do they work?
Language Apps: do they work?
An interview with Zach Sporn, co-author of the study “The effectiveness of app-based language learning for developing receptive linguistic…
Scott Donald
Sep 14, 2020
Why it’s ok to take a break from breakout rooms & monitoring
Why it’s ok to take a break from breakout rooms & monitoring
How do you like to monitor you students when they are doing an activity? Peering over the shoulder? Crouching in front of them? At the…
Scott Donald
May 5, 2020
Coping with bored students — and teachers — during lockdown (Part 2 — The Materials)
Coping with bored students — and teachers — during lockdown (Part 2 — The Materials)
Here, I’m going to share the materials that I’ve designed around my original idea for Masters of Boredom. There are notes on how to use…
Scott Donald
Mar 23, 2020
Coping with bored students (and teachers!) during lockdown
Coping with bored students (and teachers!) during lockdown
At the moment, many teachers are experiencing what it’s like to teach a full timetable online for the first time in our lives. There are…
Scott Donald
Mar 17, 2020
Troublemakers (Part 3 — Ideas for the classroom)
Troublemakers (Part 3 — Ideas for the classroom)
In Part 1, I discussed my classroom troublemaker and set myself the task of finding out more about the topic. In Part 2, I looked at…
Scott Donald
Sep 17, 2019
Troublemakers (Part 2— Givers and Takers)
Troublemakers (Part 2— Givers and Takers)
In the previous article, I discussed class troublemakers. I reflected on a teen student from the previous academic year who disrupted my…
Scott Donald
Sep 11, 2019
Troublemakers (Part 1 — My bad apple)
Troublemakers (Part 1 — My bad apple)
At the start of the academic year, many teachers return from their time-off refreshed and reinvigorated. If they are lucky, any…
Scott Donald
Sep 5, 2019
LGBT representation in ELT
LGBT representation in ELT
There is an idea that English language teachers working abroad tend to be open-minded liberals, who appreciate and embrace variety - the…
Scott Donald
Apr 30, 2019
Go With The Flow (Part 3— The Dogme Experiments: My Best/Worst Teacher)
Go With The Flow (Part 3— The Dogme Experiments: My Best/Worst Teacher)
In the first article from this series, I defined Dogme and presented the idea that the approach could be put on a scale. In my second…
Scott Donald
Mar 5, 2019
Go With The Flow (Part 2 — The Dogme Experiments: The Beach Party)
Go With The Flow (Part 2 — The Dogme Experiments: The Beach Party)
In the previous article, I defined Dogme and presented the idea that the approach could be put on a scale. At one end, Dogme could be…
Scott Donald
Feb 25, 2019
Go With The Flow (Part 1 — Dogme: the dirtiest word in ELT)
Go With The Flow (Part 1 — Dogme: the dirtiest word in ELT)
It sounds dirty, but it isn’t. I’ve given a few talks on Dogme now, and almost all of them have been met with a few chuckles from the…
Scott Donald
Nov 12, 2018
Corpus data (Part 3— Advanced settings & classroom tools)
Corpus data (Part 3— Advanced settings & classroom tools)
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Sep 25, 2018
Corpus data (Part 2 — How to use corpus data)
Corpus data (Part 2 — How to use corpus data)
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Apr 19, 2018
Corpus data (Part 1 — What is it, and what can we learn from it?)
Corpus data (Part 1 — What is it, and what can we learn from it?)
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Apr 12, 2018
The Spirited Approach— can drinking alcohol improve your foreign language skills?
The Spirited Approach— can drinking alcohol improve your foreign language skills?
By Scott Donald.
Scott Donald
Jan 23, 2018
My thoughts on Trinity vs Cambridge — Is ISE Trinity easier than Cambridge?
My thoughts on Trinity vs Cambridge — Is ISE Trinity easier than Cambridge?
By Scott Donald.
Scott Donald
Dec 21, 2017
Trinity vs Cambridge — Is ISE Trinity easier than Cambridge?
Trinity vs Cambridge — Is ISE Trinity easier than Cambridge?
Original article by Richard McCulloch, edited by Scott Donald.
Scott Donald
Dec 20, 2017
The worst question in teaching (Part 3 — Action research)
The worst question in teaching (Part 3 — Action research)
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Nov 5, 2017
The worst question in teaching (Part 2 — Five alternatives)
The worst question in teaching (Part 2 — Five alternatives)
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Oct 17, 2017
The worst question in teaching (Part 1)
The worst question in teaching (Part 1)
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Sep 17, 2017
Action research: experimenting with roleplay
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Jun 14, 2017
Learning styles: the myths and the merits
Learning styles: the myths and the merits
The need to bridge the gap between scientific research and the classroom is perfectly demonstrated by the current hot topic: learning…
Scott Donald
Mar 22, 2017
Post-talk
Post-talk
By Scott Donald
Scott Donald
Feb 17, 2017
Pre-talk
Pre-talk
In this first post, I explain the idea behind this publication and set out its aims in more detail.
Scott Donald
Feb 2, 2017
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