Category Archives: #eltchat

Is this flippin’ worth it?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Ceri Jones

shared by carterse on flickr under a creative commons licence In this post I want to look back at a series of activities I used with my beginners class last year with a couple of questions in mind.  First some … Continue reading →

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a learning experiment

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Ceri Jones

thanks to Bob Doran on flickr for his light experiment Earlier today the twitter-based #eltchat group were discussing experiences of, and opinions about, some “alternative” teaching techniques, namely the Silent Way, TPR (Total Physical Response) and Suggestopedia. I mentioned a method … Continue reading →

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eltchat – change of address

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Ceri Jones

Various commitments, both personal and professional have kept me away from my blog and other online activities for almost four months.  The usual – classes, deadlines, family visits, kids’ holidays.  And I think I would probably have kept away until … Continue reading →

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#eltchat summary : dealing with failure

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Ceri Jones

This is a summary of the #eltchat that took place at  12pm GMT on November 30 2011. How to Deal with Students who are about to Fail Chatters from a range of backgrounds and contexts, business English classes, private language … Continue reading →

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eltchat summary : affective & effective teaching

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ceri Jones

After three months of clashing schedules, last week I was finally able to return to #eltchat (if you don’t know what it is, please scroll to the bottom of the summary).  And not only did I attend both chats  (well … Continue reading →

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#eltchat summary – teaching one-to-one

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ceri Jones

This week’s eltchat session at 9pm was about strategies, tips and techniques for approaching one-to-one classes.  As always it was a great conversation and it really amazed me, looking back over the transcript, how much ground we managed to cover … Continue reading →

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