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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”

A classic Shakespeare quote that may have held true in yesteryear Verona, but in this modern world a name can be the most powerful force in branding with the ability to make or break

If you hear the word ‘editor’, what are the words that immediately come into your mind?

When I tried out this word-association game on some friends (some of whom were ELT writers and others not), the result was interesting. One common – and perhaps predictable – theme was the editor’s obsession with

We are very excited to share with you amazing news! Sounds: The Pronunciation App has been shortlisted for the ELTons 2012 in the category Innovation in Learner Resources.

The ELTons (British Council Innovation Awards) is run by the British Council and sponsored by Cambridge ESOL and are now in their tenth year.

Even if your school hasn’t opted for a VLE yet there are numerous ways to start introducing an online tool to your teaching.  You can choose between a number of options: Writing tasks lend themselves to being used for collaborative writing with, blogs or wikis the obvious choice.

Blogs and wikis –

Did you know that over half the world’s population is estimated to be bilingual? A lively debate with colleagues on the subject of bringing up bilingual children prompted me to revisit the fascinating website of François Grosjean, Emeritus Professor of psycholinguistics, Neuchâtel University, Switzerland, and an expert in bilingualism. Read More

It’s only a week left until Glasgow will become the capital of ELT for a week.  The city will be flocked with  ELT teachers, authors and publishers who will share their experience as well as discuss and promote new trends in ELT. It’ll be my fourth IATEFL conference

The previous posting has dealt with ways of introducing an online learning platform without having regular access to incorporating it into your lessons. As we have seen, these obstacles can be overcome by finding ways of using MEC outside the classroom. However, finding the time (and the technical requirements) to turn

A growing number of language schools, universities and other institutions face the challenge of catering for the needs of their computer-savvy students: Learners who use computers on a daily basis and whose smartphones provide them with easy access to online resources 24/7 are no longer happy to learn a foreign language

The Chinese New Year was celebrated this Monday, with millions of people in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Burma ringing in this auspicious occasion by stringing red lanterns around their houses and letting off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits.

Due to the Chinese lunar calendar, Chinese New Year is celebrated much later

Last week, Apple announced a new iBooks Author which lets educators and authors make their own interactive books for the iPad. It means that self publishing is becoming more accessible and easier to do than ever before.  Additionally, the company equips users with a set of tools and services which seem

We’ve just come back to the office after our two-day annual conference. The conference is always held in January and its purpose is to get the Macmillan English Campus team together to reflect on what we’ve achieved in the past year, to look forward to what we’ve got planned for the

It seems that every corner of the educational system regardless the geographical location is lobbying for using hi-tech tools in the classroom. At the same time, we can sense a growing tension on the teachers’ side, whenever it is mentioned to them. The question is where this tension is coming from

With October 31st rapidly creeping up on us, here’s a look at some of the traditions of Halloween, from the old to the new…

Beginnings
Although the origins of Halloween are disputed, its history is linked to various festivals held around the end of October in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. For

George Bernard Shaw once said that England and America are two countries separated by a common language. Nowhere is this truer than in the ELT classroom. Students will learn their preferred version of English, in large part due to their proximity to Britain or America, although the differences between the two

It was my third IATEFL conference and I must say that I had a very good time this year in Brighton. The programme was packed with fascinating talks and workshops. I attended a onestopenglish birthday party, had a chance to talk to a lot of interesting teachers and visit beautiful Brighton.