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  • Can a Comenius Project change a thing? Part 3

     The Magic of Reading The Power of Discovering Ourselves Guest post by Talar Bedikoglu and Culya Yapıcı                  The second project meeting took place in La Palma del Condado,Spain  from March 4th to March 10th  2012. La Palma del Condado isin the province of Huelva. It has a population of 10.000 inhabitants. It is popular for its…

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    IATEFL Chronicles Year Two, 1st day of the conference

    My 3rd day in Scotland Today was the 1st day of the conference and I started this year’s adventure with Weronika Salandyk’s session called ‘Fun with Flashcards’. Weronika is a friend whom I met from IATEFL Brighton and last year she made me admire her because of her passion and enthusiasm to teaching. Well, what…

  • Blogathon for IATEFL

    Time for IATEFL 2012 I’m sitting at my desk and working on my presentation. just finished my power point (though not very sure) just finished a handout (still needs revising, I guess) just written a text for my talk ( still not sure if I’ve included everything I planned) Last year was my first IATEFL…

  • 11 from ’11 My Fave Posts

    Adam Simpson on his blog challenged us to revist  11 posts that we wrote in 2011 and here I’m listing my favourite posts from 2011. 1. Teachers with Voices : This one is written at teachingenglish.org.uk for the blogathon. 2. Teachers as Storytellers 3.Challenging the Demotivated 4. A Poetry Lesson 5.Songs in EFL Classroom 6….

  • Tabblo

    Since I rediscovered tabblo, I’ve been playing with it. It is such a great tool and will spice up your lessons or presentations. ”Tabblo.com is a great place for creating shareable online stories with your photos and words.” You can upload or use flickr photos, add text, choose a layout to tell your stories. You can publish…

  • Can a Comenius Project change a Thing? Part 1

    dedication           team spirit                     dignity                            passion  joy from what they have been doing                                                                  motivation                                                                           self-confidence             pride of the work they have been doing ambition                enthusiasm                               hospitality                                                  cheerful                                                                hardworking                                                                                     friendly                                                                                                 well-organised  and many more ….. Sometimes sentences are not enough to describe certain things if…

  • Describe …

      Here are some activities you can use when teaching descriptions. Characteristics: Agree on a list of 5 people known to students Dictate words and phrases which describe the people chosen Students write the descriptions you dictate beneath the name of the person they think is referred to. Rights/ Wrongs Choose something to describe. Tell…

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    24th Edition of EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival

    Warmers, Fillers and 1st Week Activities The theme of 24th edition of the efl/esl/ell blog carnival is Warmers, Fillers and 1st Week Activities. As in some parts of the world we are excited to meet our new students, I’m hoping that we will have some different activities to start the year other than the ones we…