We are 2 years old!

It's SEETA's 2nd birthday and we are celebrating with our friends and lots of music!

August 2010
Shaun Wilden

Philip Kerr

What I wanna know is...

Everything you always wanted to know about ...
... ELT, but never found the opportunity to ask.

At conferences and training events, we often want to ask a specific question to the trainer or ELT writer, but, for a variety of reasons, never get the opportunity. So, here's what we'll do! Send in your question and the person you want to address it to. Philip will find a way of getting it to the person in question. And get their response, of course...

21-26 September 2010
Discussion Moderator : Penny Ur

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The Publishers and Us :

Are we pulling together? Are we both getting what we want?

• What factors make successful course material? Is it the sales generated or their effectiveness in the classroom?
• How far as teachers do we feel that we have been consulted on the materials by the publishers?
• What changes would you like to see in available course material? Could we as teachers come up with a publishing brief that could take into account the needs of our learners and yet be adaptable to a variety of teaching situations?

This forum is an invitation to teachers, teacher trainers, editors, authors and publishers to take part in an open discussion on these issues.

16 - 20 June 2010
Lindsay Clandfield

Coursebooks of the future: Adopt, adapt or abandon?

What is the role of coursebooks in our teaching now? Do coursebooks need to be adapted and if so how? Or should they just be abandoned altogether? What form could a future coursebook take, given all the changes happening in technology? Join us in this on-line discussion and share opinions, practical ideas, questions and predictions for the future!

7-14 June 2010
Radmila Popovic

Teaching Young Learners:

to start early or to wait ... Is that the question?

Determining the best onset age for language learning is undoubtedly important. But is it the only question that needs to be asked? What other questions should also be considered? During this week, we are going to set forth a range of quetsions about teaching English to young learners, and with the help of the equation E=mc2, try to establish a priority list.

9 - 14 May 2010
Roger House

My working week :

A teacher's diary of a week in the classroom

This month's blogger, Roger House, gives us his insights, thoughts and reflections.

Read about his week and add your comments.

Giving Feedback in a Funny and Easy Way
by Iuliana Avadani

Iuliana suggests several ways to give students feedback on their classwork. These are ways that motivate students to perform well and minimize teacher's interference.

Nik Peachey
Easy Web 2.0 tools that you can use in your classroom

Jamie Keddie
How Do YouTube?

Lindsay Clandfield

Coursebooks of the future: Adopt, adapt or abandon?