Voices
The British Council's Amy Lightfoot and Mina Patel look at how the everyday phrases we read in books, on social media or hear on TV are shapeshifting in the digital age.
Ahead of the ELTons Festival 2024, Chia Suan Chong looks at the finalists for the ELTons Innovation Awards to bring you the top trends and innovations in English language teaching.
Elizabeth Liang, an English Language Assistant in Hong Kong, tells us how her time as a Language Assistant has taught her new life skills and helped her grow in confidence.
What’s it like to relocate 500 miles from home to work? Molly Noble, an English Language Assistant in Nantes, France, explains how embracing the French lifestyle was the key to success.
Artificial intelligence has captured the world’s imagination, generating countless headlines and driving heated debate, but how will it affect ELT, asks Amy Lightfoot.
Are the terms ‘native speaker’ and ‘non-native speaker’ appropriate, practical and useful to describe language identity, use and understanding?
Rosalind Johnson has developed some ideas for how language teachers can help their students speak with clarity, including warm-ups, tongue twisters and working on the pace of their speech.
Chia Suan Chong had a sneak preview of the 2022 finalists for the ELTons Innovation Awards and she found ten key messages that she wants English language teachers to know about.
What are the current trends in English language teaching? Taking a cue from this year's ELTons award finalists, writer Chia Suan Chong lists her top six.
Dr Doris Dippold and Dr Marion Heron's new research shows a mismatch between the speaking skills we need in the real world and taught skills.