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The Final Word: Language Learning and Death

Wiktor K. — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:28:58 +0000

Nothing’s wrong, so take a deep breath and read on: this is important. 0. Why write about this at all? No idea. I came up with the post title over a happy, chatty lunch break, and it made...

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Makers are the new learners: language learning and the makers movement

Wiktor K. — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:37:03 +0000

If your idea of learning a language involves staring at whiteboards and wading through grammar books, here’s a different approach. By focusing on doing things – rather than learning about and...

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Unfinished Business: how I failed as a Business English teacher (and why that matters)

Wiktor K. — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:47:45 +0000

Blog challenges are either super-exciting or super-awkward to respond to. This is both. It’s awkward and unsettling and difficult to re-live failures, and this is what the challenge is about....

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The Flipped Classroom – an #ELTChat Summary

Wiktor K. — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:36:08 +0000

This is a summary of an #ELTChat that took place on the 24th April, 9pm BST. We discussed flipped classrooms in language teaching. If you’re keen to find out more about #ELTChat, visit the...

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Tonight Only: Ancient Language Learning Method Finally Revealed

Wiktor K. — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:24:20 +0000

You’ve been given fool-proof methods, total immersion package holidays, smartphone apps and programmed interval revisions. You’ve signed on crash courses and dragged your laptop through endless...

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The Gap and the Work: Disappointment and Taste in Learning Foreign Languages

Wiktor K. — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:08:47 +0000

I’ve admired and enjoyed the work of Ira Glass for a long time. When I recently heard his thoughts on creativity, my respect for what he does became even bigger – and I got inspired to think...

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3 Unexpected Lessons From 1 Language Teaching Conference

Wiktor K. — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:33:59 +0000

Last year, my first IATEFL conference nearly killed me. This year I did it again. April is truly the cruelest of months for English teachers. If you want to know what I learned at IATEFL in...

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Research vs. response: 2 language learning modes & how to use them better

Wiktor K. — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:58:50 +0000

Don’t let the title put you off. This post is actually about something that happens every day for every language learner. And getting some answers to the questions listed here will improve the...

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My Language Learning Scrapbook: Introducing 16kinds Evernote Openbook

Wiktor K. — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:23:35 +0000

Newsletter subscribers have tried it out already. Now it’s your turn. I’ve prepared a new way of sharing foreign language news and resources with you. It’s here, for free, forever. Read on and see...

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Guerrilla Language Learning Buddy Groups: from Facebook to Captain Planet

Wiktor K. — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:14:31 +0000

Foreign language study is more people-oriented than other disciplines I know of. So it makes sense that students of one language spend time learning – and teaching – together. How...

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