by Fatime | Cambridge Delta, CPD, lesson planning
After 6 months of now physically living in the UAE as well, here is… [drumrolls!]… My Middle-Eastern ELT Teacher Training Manifesto -in line with Communicative Language Teaching. 😉 Make sure you add a pinch of all these ingredients for the best student...
by Fatime Losonci | bespoke, Cambridge Delta, CPD, feedback, general, item writing, learner autonomy, lesson planning
And these have been some of my most popular CPD blog entries, mostly on #lessonplanning, #CambridgeDeltaModule2, general #CPD, #feedback, #bespoke, #learnerautonomy, and #itemwriting. Enjoy! Experiment! (…Report back! ;)) — — Hi. I’m Fatime....
by Fatime Losonci | CPD, lesson planning
The other day I got this very insightful comment (question?) on LinkedIn: “Dear Fatime, I doubt it that a CELTA qualified teacher is unable to teach IELTS. CELTA is the most thorough course and trains you how to teach English communicatively with observed...
by Fatime Losonci | CPD, general, IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills, lesson planning
Here is my talk with @Billie Jago of @ELTcpd on “How to Teach Skills for IELTS”. Have you watched it yet? What was YOUR biggest takeaway? — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified...
by Fatime Losonci | lesson planning
Do you also like to turn interesting AUTHENTIC materials into IELTS teaching opportunities? As we discussed it with Jane Ritter yesterday on Teachers Talk Radio, there’re many good reasons to do so. Here’re a few ideas for you, based on the topic of food...
by Fatime Losonci | learner autonomy, lesson planning
Anytime when I hear an amazing story about #learnerautonomy, I perk up. Yesterday was no exception either, reading about a teacher’s student, who would regularly sneak into her office and did all the work the night before class. When caught, he explained...
by Fatime Losonci | learner autonomy, lesson planning
Do you ever share your LESSON PLANS with your IELTS learners? …and have you considered sharing them IN ADVANCE?! I’ve heard from some teachers who do, because as they say, “I like my students to have the opportunity to prepare for the lessons so that...
by Fatime Losonci | lesson planning
Yesterday I read Michael Griffin’s thought-provoking and conversation starting blog entry titled ’29 statements about lesson plans’, and 5 of the points in particular triggered the following reactions in me: • “There is no sense planning...
