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In this section you can find links to interesting/topical articles related to English Language Teaching.

Training materials on TeachingEnglish  

Train was launched in May 2010, and is the place to go if you are looking for training materials for teachers and teacher trainers.
Robot Teachers! (Coming Soon to a Classroom Near You)  

They’re coming, and they’ll be here by September! Robot teachers, programmed with a single mission: to save our failing schools.
Interview Of The Month: David Deubelbeiss From EFL Classroom 2.0  

This month, I’m lucky enough to have David Deubelbeiss as my guest.
Sheikh Nahayan Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships  

TIRF - The International Foundation for English Language Education - is sponsoring the 2010 Sheikh Nahayan Fellowships for doctoral research on English language and teaching in the Arab World. TIRF is soliciting proposals from doctoral candidates who have completed their course work and have had a research plan approved by their faculty advisor or committee. The deadline for proposals is Sept. 30, 2010.
British Council EAQUALS curriculum  

This project may be of interest to anyone involved in curriculum development. The downloadable leaflet gives a sample of the work completed thus far on a British Council project to create a core curriculum based, in part, on the CEFR.
Facebook apps for learners  

Developed for English language learners (and teachers...) we now have three apps on our LearnEnglish facebook pages. You can check them out here:

 
Voices from Harrogate  

Harrogate Online is still going strong, over two months after the IATEFL 2010 conference.
ELTons 2011 - call for entries!  

The ELTons, sponsored by Cambridge ESOL, recognise and celebrate innovation in the field of English language teaching.

The UK Award for Innovation and the Cambridge ESOL International Award for Innovation reward published ELT products developed either in the UK or internationally.
English Language Learners and the Power of Personal Stories  

Community organizers talk about the difference between “irritation” and “agitation.” We tend to irritate people when we push them to do what we want them to do — when we “fill up the pail,” in the
Fun facts about our English language  

You might not realize it, but English is one of the most difficult languages on Earth. Its rules have lots of exceptions, and its words are hard to spell.
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