When we write material for a publisher, for example text-based...
Read MoreWTF is a packager? (Excuse the French) When I started writing this blog post a few months ago, I realised that while …
Writing ELT materials: an exciting new online course for teachers and writers I’ve been planning to create and deliver an online course …
When we write material for a publisher, for example text-based materials to develop reading skills, we write (1) a text, (2) a …
Do materials writers need to teach? Can they write good materials if they don’t? How can they know what’s going on? How …
Who is the user? When we create materials, we should keep the end users in mind throughout the whole process. First and …
This is a newish series of short blog posts, ‘An A-Z of ELT materials writing’. I’ll be writing about important aspects that …
This is a new series of short blog posts, ‘An A-Z of ELT materials writing’. I’ll be writing about important aspects that …
This is a new series of short blog posts, ‘An A-Z of ELT materials writing’. I’ll be writing about important aspects that …
This is a new series of short blog posts, ‘An A-Z of ELT materials writing’. I’ll be writing about important aspects that …
This is a new series of short blog posts, ‘An A-Z of ELT materials writing’. I’ll be writing about important aspects that …
How can you possibly write materials if you don’t teach?
Do materials writers need to teach? Can they write good...
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Making connections: from whatever book you’re reading … to your own professional development
Brain in overdrive Last week a lot of my Friends...
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F on or F off? Should ELT materials teach swear words?
Swear words as content I’ve never been asked to include...
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How many projects should we work on at the same time? Which is better, one big one or lots of small ones?
One For the first time in years, possibly decades, I’m...
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Should we be talking about war with our students?
Uncomfortable topics Unsurprisingly, as we watch events unfold in Ukraine,...
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Writing a good worksheet: Shakespeare or Dolly Parton?
Cramming stuff in When I started teaching in 1987 I...
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Please don’t assume you know what I mean by ‘diversity’.
Next month I’m giving a plenary at the 45th TESOL...
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35 ways to improve your life without really trying
In my last blog post [here] I wrote about four...
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Looking ahead: small changes, big impact
It was recently ‘that time of year’, when everyone was...
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ELT teachers as materials writers: lessons from the masters
Previously published as keynote article in IATEFL ‘Voices’ Issue 28...
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The C word: (censorship) … and the Z word
This blog post is going to be controversial. I know...
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ELT script writing: new trends, new skills, (some of) the same inequalities
When you think about ELT content writing you might not...
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Keeping up to date with digital: Part 1
We have a problem How can freelance ELT writers and...
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10 Oct: My week in writing – or ‘not’ writing!
This week’s ‘My week in writing’, is different to previous...
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9 Sept: My week in writing – articles, blog posts and reflections
This week I’m writing about writing. It’s possibly one of...
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Two heads are better than one. Or ‘Who am I writing for?’
A good way to check that you have a clear...
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