Trendy terms, tantalizing techniques and talented teachers in Thessaloniki
A report from the 24th TESOL Macedonia-Thrace convention, which took place in Thessaloniki on 11-12 February Earlier this month I had the pl...
The L in ELT
A report from the International ETAI Conference "Engage Enhance Energize" which took place in Ashkelon, Israel, between 4 and 6 Ju...
AAAL2015 convention: highlights, insights and implications
Rod Ellis presenting While in Toronto for TESOL 2015 convention last month, I also attended - for the first time - the AAAL (American Assoc...
To confer or to concur?
Image by @sandymillin via eltpics on Flickr For the first time since it was last held in Harrogate (2010), I didn’t go to the annual IATEFL...
Going experimental at TESOL France
A summary of the TESOL France’s 32nd annual colloquium which took place in Paris between 22 and 24 November 2013. ELT conferences often ha...
Honouring Penny Ur, OBE
Penny Ur was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire ) for services to English Language Teaching earlier this year and as...
Conference fatigue or post-conference blues?
Yesterday I completed the online feedback questionnaire for the IATEFL 2013 conference, which took place earlier this month in Liverpool , a...
The Principles of Principled Eclecticism according to Chia Suan Chong
A summary of the closing plenary (Mis)-Applied Linguistics at the TESOL France colloquium on 18 November 2012 Chia explaining 'stealth ...