by Sagun Shrestha Machinima Machinima is a word derived from machine animated cinema. It is a short-animated screencast video created in video games or multi-users virtual environments (MUVE) such as Second Life (See. Rainbow and Schneider, 2014; Shrestha, 2017). The machinima [i] that I am dealing with in this brief write-up are the ones created […]
by Anna Weninger Have you ever wondered what the fuss about AI is all about? Have you also wondered how you can REALLY use voice assistants in the classroom? Using voice assistants such as Alexa in the first place is anything but straightforward when talking about ethics in IT. However, even if you do decide […]
by Henno Kotzé and Ceara McManus As teachers of ESL and EAP in a university language centre in Australia, we often find that many of our students are not motivated to use English beyond the classroom. Because many are in nearly monocultural classes, they often revert to their first language with their classmates as soon […]
As a teacher of English as a foreign language, I have always worked at English language institutes and have learned about the importance of developing students’ communication skills, writes guest post blogger, Samantha Berredo. In order to do that, it is very important to have group work and / or pair work. Of course, I […]
Does going to a class and writing things considered important in a notebook ring a bell with you? It actually reminds me of how our students still keep making use of paper to keep a record of what they learn – especially vocabulary – while having the opportunity to fall back on their cellphones. With this […]
If I asked you to associate Fine Arts with one word, I am pretty confident the answer would, unequivocally, be drawing or sketching, writes Maria Christoforou. Now, I am curious to see which word you would use to relate the subject of English to the specifics of a course of Fine Arts. That is an even greater challenge! […]
The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in English Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Either Friend or Foe? The full Web Conference Programme for 9 November 2018 can now be revealed. This event was previously promoted by us with this short animation. To enter the room on the day you can scan the QR code above or […]
Picking out a laptop that works well for the needs of the user is difficult for anyone, writes guest blogger, Davor Gasparevic. The myriad choices of computers all require careful consideration of size, speed, memory, graphics, performance and, of course, cost. Gamers require more powerful computers; add virtual reality (VR) into the mix and you […]
