The personal & professional development journey of a teacher: “the burning desire”
I don’t remember who said that, but I clearly remember having read that one thing successful people need to have,…
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Teacher research: Giving students roles to help develop their identities
Throughout my long career I have been committed to two fundamental goals: the professional development of my teachers and using…
Getting to know Computer Adaptive Testing and the LanguageCert Test of English (LTE) Listening & Reading
Introduction Over the last 30 years or so, computers have had quite an impact on language testing. As regards Computer…
Learning by Heart – a Plea for Poetry
Learning by Heart – a Plea for Poetry A strange expression that. A very guilty one as well. The “by…
Decoding CODA
“There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not…
Teacher Development
Teacher Development: Letting Our Light Shine During my long career in ELT I have attended numerous seminars, conferences, workshops both…
June 2022
Teacher Development: Letting Our Light Shine During my long career in ELT I have attended numerous seminars, conferences, workshops…
Tests…tests…tests…the Washback Effect
Washback is an important concept in education because it describes the effect that testing has on teaching and learning in…
Test validity
In very simple terms, validity tells us whether a test works well for the purpose that we will use it…
Why Test and not Assess?
In the ELT community, there are so many opinions when it comes to Tests & Exams. There is a major…