SOUND BOARDS
Sound Effects for ELT: A Sound Way to Energise Your Language Classes Or, a sound start to the new year after a relaxing break! A few weeks ago I was trying to find a good fluency activity that would make…
Svetlana Kandybovich
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: A READING MAZE
It’s Saturday. Your long-awaited day off at the very end of the year. A new ELT-related article pops up in your blog news feed. C’mon, it’s Saturday! Who reads blog posts on weekends, anyway? Go to Card 2. Sounds fun, I’ll…
PERSONALISATION: THE ANTI-QUIZ MAKER
As the followers of this blog know, I’ve been exploring generative AI (genAI) for quite a while to find areas where this technology may be useful for language teachers and help us do something that was quite challenging, if not…
WHEN SHAKESPEARE MEETS AI
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…
SCRIPTED CONVERSATION GENERATOR
Scripted Conversation Generator helps create engaging dialogues for language learners. Need inspiration or more information? Make sure to read How to Use the tool below to make the most of it. [convogen_form] How to Use the Generator I’ve created this tool…
AI TOOLS FOR NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS
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…
THE SCHWA MAZE
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…
NOMINATION CARDS
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…
ROLE-PLAY GENERATOR
Where do you find role-plays for your language 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…
CHATBOT DIY FOR TEACHERS
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…
