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Collaboration isn’t just for our learners As teachers we recognise…
Katherine Bilsborough
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25 April 2022
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ELT materials, Freelancer life, Writing with others
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Collaboration isn’t just for our learners As teachers we recognise the importance of developing collaboration skills in our learners. As materials writers we create activities that involve working together to successfully complete a task. So if we take this one step further, surely a good way to make our materials
Katherine Bilsborough
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19 April 2022
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ELT materials, Writing about writing
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What I talk about when I talk about (ELT) writing Last week I was going to write a writing about writing post. But then I found myself a bit busy talking about writing. So I thought I’d write about that instead. The British Council invited me to do two Facebook
Katherine Bilsborough
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27 March 2022
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Diversity, EDI, ELT materials, Evaluating materials as professional development, Inclusion, Writing about writing, Writing digital materials, Writing for Primary
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Hidden in plain sight I was reading a book the other day and that famous cliché popped up about the best place for hiding something being ‘in plain sight’, in a place where nobody would think of looking because it’s so obvious. A murdered body in a graveyard, a forbidden
Katherine Bilsborough
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20 March 2022
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ELT materials, Writing about writing, Writing for different markets
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2 Comments
Swear words as content I’ve never been asked to include swear words in published ELT materials. There are obvious reasons for this of course and as many of the materials I’ve written have been for children, the omission is hardly surprising. But a conversation the other day got me thinking
Katherine Bilsborough
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16 March 2022
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ELT materials, Freelancer life, Writing about writing
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4 Comments
One For the first time in years, possibly decades, I’m only working on one project for one client. It’s a big one, but it’s just one. There’s a small ‘but’ here which I’ll add to the end of my post. For now I’ll just focus on the rarity of working
Katherine Bilsborough
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26 February 2022
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ELT materials, Writing about writing, Writing for different markets, Writing for Primary
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12 Comments
Uncomfortable topics Unsurprisingly, as we watch events unfold in Ukraine, this is a question being discussed in several forums over the past few days and, again unsurprisingly, people are sharing a wide range of opinions. It got me to thinking about the matter specifically from a materials writer’s perspective and
Katherine Bilsborough
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12 February 2022
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ELT materials, Writing about writing, Writing digital materials, Writing for different markets
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Cramming stuff in When I started teaching in 1987 I used to make most of my own materials because I was teaching private classes in a wide range of contexts and couldn’t afford to buy a lot of books. Also, in those days there wasn’t such a variety of resources
Katherine Bilsborough
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7 February 2022
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Diversity, EDI, ELT materials, Inclusion, Writing about writing, Writing for different markets
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Next month I’m giving a plenary at the 45th TESOL Spain Convention [Register here]. When I was invited to speak, I decided to combine my area of expertise (creating ELT materials) with the theme of the convention ‘Innovating changes: a world of Diversity’. So I came up with the title:
Katherine Bilsborough
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16 January 2022
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ELT materials, Freelancer life, Writing about writing
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2 Comments
In my last blog post [here] I wrote about four possibly life-changing intentions I have for the year ahead. They involved time, money and the work I choose to accept. I mentioned a fifth intention and that’s what this post is all about. I thought it deserved an entry of
Katherine Bilsborough
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13 January 2022
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ELT materials, Writing about writing
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1 Comment
It was recently ‘that time of year’, when everyone was looking back at the year that was drawing to a close. It was the perfect time to reflect on achievements or on lessons learnt. I’d intended to do the same but holidays got the better of me, so now, instead
Collaboration isn’t just for our learners As teachers we recognise…
What I talk about when I talk about (ELT) writing…
Hidden in plain sight I was reading a book the…
Swear words as content I’ve never been asked to include…
One For the first time in years, possibly decades, I’m…
Uncomfortable topics Unsurprisingly, as we watch events unfold in Ukraine,…
Cramming stuff in When I started teaching in 1987 I…
Next month I’m giving a plenary at the 45th TESOL…
In my last blog post [here] I wrote about four…
It was recently ‘that time of year’, when everyone was…
Previously published as keynote article in IATEFL ‘Voices’ Issue 28…
This blog post is going to be controversial. I know…
When you think about ELT content writing you might not…
We have a problem How can freelance ELT writers and…
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Depending on whether you’re a person who sees the glass…
Variety is the spice of life: learning how to juggle…
This week I’m writing about writing. It’s possibly one of…
A good way to check that you have a clear…
This is the first in a series of blog posts…