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Today February 2 is a special day for linguists and English language teachers. On this day, in the evening of February 2, 1786, a revolution began in Calcutta. At the third annual meeting of the Asiatic Society, which he had … Continue reading →

What we know After many ground-breaking developments in archaeology and genetic research over recent years, we know a lot more than we used to know about the prehistoric migrations which peopled modern Europe as we know it. What we are … Continue reading →

BETT is the biggest educational technology show in the world. Now being held at ExCel in Docklands, it’s a long ride from central London but worth it for the breadth of exhibits and the great talks – all for free … Continue reading →

The Conferences &  Presentations pages are now live and you can download my PowerPoints from there in PDF format. Please feel free to send questions comments on the presentations!

IATEFL Hungary brought 300 delegates from 18 countries to Eger, a charming medieval city about 100km from Budapest, close to Slovakia, Romania & Ukraine for their excellent annual conference this past weekend. The conference brought in international gurus like Scott … Continue reading →

Every year September 26 comes around too quickly, and in the UK we neglect to join in the celebration of the European Day of Languages. A few events are arranged here and there but there is no press coverage or … Continue reading →

New launches in the Market Report series to support UK ELT schools The British Council and English UK held a launch event for three English Language Market Reports: China, Italy and Turkey on Wednesday 19 September at The Royal Society. … Continue reading →

After months of tireless work by association founder Leo Marin and her dedicated team, the first full IATEFL Peru  conference ran smoothly over a warm winter’s weekend in Lima, with plenary speakers Paul Seligson, Andrew Sheehan, Penny Ur and myself. … Continue reading →

At the weekend I went to Liverpool to speak at the EnglishUK North conference, held at a stunningly designed language school called  LILA* – which I assume stands for the Liverpool International Language Academy. The conference was excellent, with a … Continue reading →

The city welcomed us to the historic Teatro Rosetti for 2 days of stimulating conference sessions and the celebration of the anniversary, followed by a reception and gala dinner at the glamorous Excelsior Palace on the seafront. Peter Brown, founding … Continue reading →