3 September 2016

On 50 years of TEFL

Scott Thornbury's plenary at IATEFL 2016 gives an overview of significant developments in TEFL since 1966.

On the MOOC for IELTS

A 5 week MOOC (3 hours per week) to provide useful background for teachers of candidates for this popular exam.

On the MOOC for IELTS

A 5 week MOOC (3 hours per week) to provide useful background for teachers of candidates for this popular exam.

On the MOOC for IELTS

A 5 week MOOC (3 hours per week) to provide useful background for teachers of candidates for this popular exam.

22 August 2016

Benny Lewis speaking on RTE about how he has acquired a range of languages, based on Fluent in 3 Months


On VIDEO of Absolute Beginners workshop, 15 August 2016


The event for teachers of Absolute Beginners
Belfast
15 August 2016



21 August 2016

On Local and Family History

This site, created a decade ago, contains some items of potential use for those among the community who share an interest in local and family history: especially about people, places and events in the north of Ireland.

15 August 2016

On Hamish McRae's What Works

Hamish McRae's What Works - Success in Stressful Times HarperPress, London, 2010 provides insights into 20 organisations and how they are weathering the age of austerity.

This example, about the Edinburgh Festival (formal / fringe / free), suggests some thoughts on how some sections might be used for the Personal Learning Planners?


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In what ways might such resources be of use in the BELFAST Programme?

30 January 2016

On Business English

Spend a few minutes on this site.

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Use COMMENT to write a few sentences about the value of this resource.

18 December 2015

On case studies for management

There is much of value in case studies to complement your study of academic models and principles.
Look, in particular, at the following:
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Post a short message in which you comment on the (potential) of such resources for the BELFAST Programme.

11 December 2015


Use this to find out more about new words and how they can be used in English.

On MOOCs 02

What is a MOOC? 
  • MOOC stands for a Massive Open Online Course
  • MOOCs are online courses aimed at large-scale participation using the internet
  • They are similar to university courses, but do not offer academic credit
Find out more:
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  • Explore this aggregator to explore past, current and forthcoming MOOCs.
  • Post a message to identify a MOOC that you think would be of particular interest for people who are studying management.

On BelfastiTours

Downloadable audio visual walking tours of the city, available FREE in a dozen short sections from http://www.gotobelfast.com/. Or search YouTube.

On the price of an airline ticket


Wednesday, 16 July 2014


Setting a price

Think for a few minutes about the ways in which low cost airlines seek to get money from their customers.
Then watch this video (5 minutes) in which a group of passengers report on their experiences when they flew to attend a cousin's wedding.

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Tell us about your experiences - good or bad - on a no frills airline.


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Put the following items in the order in which they are mentioned in the video:
  • Airport taxes
  • Extra bags
  • Insurance 
  • Paying by credit card
  • Penalising passengers who do not check in online
  • Priority boarding
  • Taxi to the airport
  • The ticket
  • Using the jacks (slang, = toilet)
  • ... and one other ...
 (I apologise for the lack of political correctness and the language in this item.)

On START HERE - for Personal Lesson Planners

DRAFT TEXT to introduce the BELFAST blog to Learners, especially those using Personal Learning Plans:
This website provides some FREE resources to help you practise and improve your English. Everything here is in the public domain, from publishers, language schools and organisations such as the BBC and the British Council.
I have been gathering examples of useful resources from a wide range of sources. No one person will want or need to use everything; select the resources you personally find most interesting and useful.
This is work in progress to provide a compendium of free resources for the BELFAST Programme.
Please use the COMMENTS feature on each of the messages, to provide some comments; you are encouraged to use this to practise writing skills.
Explore other resources that are available on the various websites; these will help you to become aware aware of the range and variety of good quality resources available online to help practise and develop communication skills in English.
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Please comment on the options you can suggest to design, document and deliver such a resource.