So tomorrow is Shakespeare Day, remember? Have you prepared your arsenal of tried and tested activities yet? Or has the Bard become totally irrelevant? I’ve recently had an amazing podcast experience taking part in the British Council podcast on the…
Here’s one of my recent experiments with GenAI. I hope you find it useful. Scripted Conversation Generator helps create engaging dialogues for language learners. Need inspiration or more information? Please read How to Use the Generator below to make the…
Looking for ways to support your neurodivergent learners? In my recent opinion article, Opportunity or Remix, to Larry Ferlazzo’s How To Use AI Tools to Support English-Language Learners, featured in Education Week, I outlined a few use cases of GenAI…
Ready for a pronunciation challenge? As I am closing down My English Domain website for learners, and moving my ELTCATION blog to its own domain, I am moving some posts here to make them available for teachers. The modules and…
How do you structure small group discussions to ensure full student engagement? ‘Wise men speak when they have something to say. Fools speak because they have to say something.’ — Plato ‘Reluctant speakers try to avoid speaking both when they…
Where do you find role-plays for your students, and what are your sources of inspiration? If you’re seeking fresh and engaging role-plays to add to your teaching repertoire or looking to jazz up the ones you already have, here’s an…
I’ve been exploring the world of chatbots and tinkering with AI-powered chatbots for language learners for some time now. The first chatbot I made was designed as a Language Teacher Assistant, tasked with providing feedback to learners and transforming the…
Or should you have a piece of cake just because someone says it’s good? AI-generated image, Microsoft Designer It’s been a whole year since the genAI hype kicked off with ChatGPT. ‘The world will never be the same,’ proclaimed the…
How do you bring ‘overlearning’ to your learners? I have just completed my project, which I hope will serve as both a scaffold and an overlearning tool. While the holiday hustle may have stretched out the timeline a bit, I…
Have you tried running your assessment assignments with AI? How did it go? If it failed, well done – you can stick to your ‘tried-and-tested’ methods (did you try setting the temperature to ‘0’? Just asking!)). If it didn’t, then…
