Over the past decade, numerous climate change disasters, including heatwaves, excessive rainfall leading to floods, and droughts have disrupted daily life globally. In this interview, ELT professional and advocate of climate change education Alan Maley emphasises the necessity of incorporating eco-issues into teacher training and language teaching in general, particularly in English Language Teaching. How can English language teachers adequately …
A group photo marks the occasion after Zhang Haigang and Alex Popovski-Golubovikj signed the MoU. Two prominent organizations in the field of English Language Teaching, China's 21st Century English Education and the UK's International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, have forged a significant alliance by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. Teachers from diverse backgrounds can leverage …
A few days ago, I saw a video of Austrian-American actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger talking about hiring an accent removal coach at the start of his career to eliminate his thick Austrian accent. During The Graham Norton Show, when the host praised Schwarzenegger for his accent, Schwarzenegger quipped, “Yeah, after 5,000 years.” When I shared the video in a …
Science & technology | It does what it says on the tin The Extremely Large Telescope will transform astronomy It will be the world’s biggest optical telescope by far—and a powerful time machine Your browser does not support this video. ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope construction site Video: G. Hüdepohl/ESO I t is the colours of a sunset that inspire Joseph …
