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Cliff Parry talks about ELT its past, present and future

On the occasion of ELT NEWS’s 30th anniversary we are happy to publish a series of interviews from ELT personalities who have left their trace in the Greek and international ELT scene.   Cliff Parry (MSc TEYL, RSA DTEFLA, BSc, Dip. Management) is Academic Manager at the British Council Greece and has been living and teaching in Greece since 1986. He has...

Luke Prodromou talks about ELT its past, present and future

On the occasion of ELT NEWS’s 30th anniversary we are happy to publish a series of interviews from ELT personalities who have left their trace in the Greek and international ELT scene. Luke Prodromou holds a BA (Bristol University) in English with Greek, an MA in Shakespeare Studies (Birmingham University), a postgraduate Diploma in Teaching English as a...

Teaching Lexically: Andrew Walkley talks about Teaching Grammar Through Vocabulary

  Andrew Walkley is the co-founder with Hugh Dellar of Lexical Lab, a company to promote teaching lexically and provide excellence in lexical materials and training. He has taught English for over twenty years, mainly in Spain and the UK, and as a teacher trainer has given workshops to teachers in many different countries and teaching...

Chris Roland talks about differentiated instruction

    Differentiating instruction advocates accommodating the different ways that students learn; advanced learners, struggling learners and a number of learners spanning the middle -all in the same classroom. It is a challenging task for the teacher. Teachers who practice differentiation in the classroom may: Design lessons based on...

Lilika Couri talks about ELT in Greece – its past, present and future

On the occasion of ELT NEWS’s 30th anniversary we are happy to publish a series of interviews from ELT personalities who have left their trace in the Greek and international ELT scene. The first interview is from Lilika Couri.   Lilika Couri is a teacher educator and EFL School Management Consultant in Greece and abroad.  She is co-director of...

Michael Carrier talks to ELT NEWS about the Future of learning

Michael Carrier is managing director of Highdale Consulting and consults for a number of educational organisations. He has worked in language education for 30 years as a teacher, trainer, author, and director in Germany, Italy, Poland, UK and USA, and lectured worldwide. Michael has an MA in Applied Linguistics and an MBA, and is engaged in both the...

George Drivas talks about ELT its past, present and future

    On the occasion of ELT NEWS’s 30th anniversary we are happy to publish a series of interviews from ELT personalities who have left their trace in the Greek and international ELT scene. George Drivas is no stranger to Foreign Language education, having spent 36 years as a teacher, teacher trainer, author and presenter both at a local and international...

Russell Stannard: Why peer review and feedback is crucial in the 21st Century

Βy Natassa Manitsa    If anyone was to ask me what the big challenges to teaching and learning in the 21st Century are, then there is no doubt that in my top 5, I would include the need to incorporate peer feedback into our teaching and learning. Peer feedback has been around as an idea for many years but it is notoriously difficult...

Award Winning Russell Stannard talks to ELT NEWS about Technology in Education

  Russell Stannard is a multi award-winning Educational Technologist and founder of www.teachertrainingvideos.com. He is especially known for his pioneering work in using technology to enhance feedback and his experiments with the Flipped Classroom.  He was previously a Principal Teaching Fellow at the University of Warwick and the University of...