Sharon Umoti Peter It was with deep sadness that I learnt of the passing of Sharon Umoti this month. Sharon was my mentee on the first year of the EVE and Africa ELTA Female leaders Mentoring Program. During the 3 months that the program took place, we learnt a great deal from each other and …
Alan Mackenzie and Alan Pulverness were in Belfast in October for the Eaquals conference… …but first we had a 5-day break in Dublin. Alan M. had never been to Ireland before, and although I’d been to Dublin many times, it was always for assessments or conferences, so I’d never seen the Book of Kells and …
Africa ELTA 5th Annual Conference Report – Aug 2021. Sarah Mount and Alan Pulverness were delighted to attend Africa ELTA’S 5th annual conference in the virtual world last weekend. An innovative approach was taken in that there were two strands to the conference – one on zoom and one on WhatsApp. There were 71 presenters …
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Materials & Resources Development PLC MATSDA Presentation In their book ‘Creative approaches to problem-solving’, Scott et al (2011) advocate seeing problems as challenges and welcoming challenges as opportunities to get creative. During a Coffee and Chat in the Globe Virtual Café back in May this year, we talked about the challenges of online teaching and …
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The CAMELTA Research Group Conference – Nov 2020 Bottom-up approaches to practice, policy, and teacher training in English Language and Literature Teaching Saturday, 28th November 2020 1.0 Introduction Teaching and training ELT practitioners in Cameroon, like other low-resourced contexts, is primarily characterised by hierarchical structures that quickly breed a cycle of teaching and learning. In …
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New English Curriculum and Books for Cambodia Grades 10 – 12 In 2018 Transform ELT bid for a curriculum and textbook writing project for Cambodia being funded by The Nippon Foundation, an NGO, through Kizuna. The rationale for the project was that as a member of the ASEAN community Cambodia needed to upgrade the provision …
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Simon Greenall Award Globe is proud to announce its collaboration with the Simon Greenall Award, for projects that “bring people together through learning English”. This is sponsored by International House World Organisation, Macmillan Education, and International House London. Globe has offered 12 month memberships to the runners up, which will enable them to develop …
The Climate Connection In the latest podcast series from the British Council, Christopher Graham and Deepa Mirchandani talk about their forthcoming report Climate Action in Language Education, which brings together the reflections and ideas of hundreds of professionals working in the ELT sector. The Climate Connection is a ten-part podcast series from the British Council which explores the relationship …
Africa week 2021 TransformELT were delighted to be invited by the Department for International Trace (DIT) to take part in Africa Week 2021. This was a 5-day virtual event identifying opportunities for UK companies in selected African markets. Across five key sectors, the event showcased tangible business and partnership opportunities, helping to develop relationships between …
Africa ELTA mentor programme – February 2021 It is with a tinge of sadness that I say that I have just come to the end of one of the most rewarding projects I have been involved in. Over the last 3 months, I have been working as a mentor with Sharon Umoti, an English teacher …
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