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I haven’t updated my blog for ages and I feel a bit guilty about it. However, I have some good reasons. I’d like to share something really important for me with you. I just started my own business, a Thought Shop = Düşünce Dükkanı in Turkish (as I also love to call it). Dream2Edu…
#eltpics @evab2001 Without literature, language classes will be boring. I like ways to bring the novels, short stories, poems into the classroom and make my students think about things happening in them. I believe we are pretty lucky because we have so many online resources and texts that we can recommend our students to read….
It’s that time of the year again….. Time for feedback, time for resolutions…. Here I go! What happened to me last year? Oh how much I owe to twitter and my PLN, I really can’t express that. Last year’s number 1 event was my blogathon experience. I couldn’t win the GOLD but I was lucky…
And only 2 days to go to Istek Schools International ELT Conference2011. I remember last year. It was such a big excitement to wait for the event. I met most of my PLN there and had the chance to chat and enjoy every break. It was not just a conference. I had great fun…
I have a group of students who are studying for the university entrance exam. These students will also take the language test too because they want to study TEFL or literature. Mostly we do more serious work in order to be ready for the vital test. However, there are times we need to take a…
It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere and that means schools are close and we are on holiday. That’s good because it gives us a chance to relax, read and have some ‘me’ time. That’s also good because during this time we can do something for professional development just attending some workshops, reading books, even cleaning…
On June 1st, we celebrated the Pen Pal Day together. This time we were more crowded. Actually we planned to be able to do it all together, 5 countries at the same time but time differences and our working hours didn’t allow us to do so. Arjana, Ana Maria and Guido got connected…
Words are easy, like the wind; William Shakespeare We start speaking using words. Simple, one word sentences make every parent happy when their toddler starts speaking then comes the others. They are so powerful. Even if you go to a country and you don’t know the language, you can still survive with some simple…
