Introducing a New Language Competency: Misinformation Immunity By: Curtis Kelly I remember hearing Prof. Tomoko Yashima speaking on a topic I was not familiar with, “Willingness to Communicate” and I
Category: Sept 2023 — Teacher Training
Grammar Learning as Cooperative Social Action
Grammar Learning as Cooperative Social Action By: Harumi Kimura People learn languages primarily through social interaction with others in a particular language community. When learning first languages, people find patterns
Stories from our Readers about their Early Days as Teachers
Stories from our Readers about their Early Days as Teachers By: Think Tank Readers A Ground-Shaking Classroom Experience Nigel Mcquitty – A language teacher that became a Cambridge University Press
The Rewards of Being a Teacher Trainer
The Rewards of Being a Teacher Trainer By: Dr. Evelin Schotte-Grebenstein Editors’ Note: Dr. Evelin Schotte-Grebenstein is a teacher of English and German and now a principal at a German
Moving Towards Teaching Expertise
Moving Towards Teaching Expertise By: Heather Kretschmer “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” John Cotton Dana American Library & Museum Director At a small, private language school,
An Environment for Expertise: Reflections from Language Teaching
An Environment for Expertise: Reflections from Language Teaching By: Jamie Emerson A failure to disagree As we saw in the last Think Tank, Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman has arguably
A Quick Word on the Intro Video and Podcast
A Quick Word on the Intro Video and Podcast By: Curtis Kelly The Intro videos are listed on page 2. You are checking those out each issue, right? We include