Thursday, June 5, 2025

Reviews & Resources

Review: Activities for Mediation

Activities for Mediation: Building bridges in the ELT classroomBy Riccardo Chiappini and Ethan MansurDELTA Publishing, 2021ISBN: 978-3-12-501744-3 I will at the very beginning admit that...

Review: From Teacher to Trainer

From Teacher to TrainerBy Matthew T. Ellman and Peter LucantoniCambridge, 2022ISBN: 978-1-108-82707-2 Since they often make bold claims as to how they have moved forward...

Review: Teaching Languages to Students with Specific Learning Differences

Teaching Languages to Students with SpecificLearning Differences (2024) (2nd edition)MM TextbooksBy Judit Kormos and Anne Margaret SmithISBN: 978-1-80041-860-8 For most people, language learning comes easily...

Teacher to Teacher Leader

By Hayo ReindersCambridge, 2023ISBN: 978-1-00-901491-5 Too often, perhaps, language teaching professionals are reluctant to take on additional responsibilities in their own (or other) institutions since...

Any language you want?

Knowing the best way to learn English can be a challenge for all our students. However, fellow learner, Fabio Cerpelloni’s ‘language autobiography’ might –...

Top grades for graded readers!

Some are turning their nose up at graded readers, but teachers Willy Renandya and George Jacobs argue that the books are a valuable tool...

Review: The Reflective Cycle of the Teaching Practicum

The Reflective Cycle of the Teaching PracticumBy Fiona Farr and Angela FarrellEquinox, 2023ISBN: 978-1-78179849-2 For many undergraduate trainee teachers in the UK, the final year...

Philip Kerr’s 30 Trends in ELT

Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers: Pocket editions Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN: 978-1-00-907372-1 Following my review in this journal of David Crystal’s ‘50 Questions About...

Autumn ‘23 International Publishers Exhibition

'Emotional and social skills of educators will be the focus point of the largest FLT event in Greece.' The Autumn ’23 Αthens International Publishers Exhibition...

The Angel

The Angel ISBN: 978-3-7114-0043-7Midnight Bay ISBN: 978-3-7114-0042-0The Captain’s Castle ISBN: 978-3-7114-0044-4By Gavin BiggsHelbling Languages, 2023 As a regular reviewer for this journal, I often receive...