SPONGE ELT - Bridge the Gap

A short time ago, I had the pleasure to sit down with materials writer, teacher trainer, content developer and, of course, teacher, John Hughes. We spoke about John's journey into teacher training and materials writing, as well as some other really interesting topics.

I recently had the pleasure to sit down with teacher, trainer and TESOL Teacher of the Year 2021 award recipient, Khanh-Duc Kuttig. We got to talking about her journey in ELT, some problems she has faced along the way, advice she has for others and some book recommendations. We also touched on 'native speakerism', issues with qualifications in ELT, and her work with ELTA-Rhine and IATEFL TTEdSIG.

In this Sponge Chat, I spoke to Nik Peachey from PeacheyPublications Ltd (otherwise fondly known as Mr. Technology by some!). Nik shared his insights into teacher training, materials writing and freelancing. We had a great chat and shared some laughs along the way.   

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In this Sponge Chat, I had the pleasure to speak with Head of Teacher Education for Trinity College, Ben Beaumont. We got to speak about teacher training, reflection, books and the future of teacher training!

In this Sponge Chat, I had the pleasure to sit down with teacher trainer, content developer and climate activist, Harry waters from Renewable English. We spoke about his journey into teacher training and climate activism, some advice he has for teachers, and plenty of blog and book recommendations for you all!

In this Sponge Chat I sat down with teacher trainer and materials writer Cecilia Nobre. We look at her journey, some problems she has faced, and plenty of advice and book recommendations.

In this Sponge Chat, I sat down with experienced ELT editor, Zoe Smith. We looked at the different roles in editing, her journey and some advice she has for teachers thinking about moving into editing.

In this Sponge Chat, I had the pleasure to sit down with ELT management expert and co-author of Teacher to Manager, Andy Hockley. We spoke about some of the challenges people face when 'moving up' in ELT, some advice he has for teachers looking to move into management (or are already in management) and some book recommendations.

In this Sponge Chat, I got to sit down with Sue Kay and Karen Spiller from ELT Teacher 2 Writer. We discussed materials writing and the publishing process, as well as looked at some advice for ELT professionals looking to make moves into the materials writing/publishing worlds.

In this Sponge Chat, I had the pleasure to sit down with materials writer, Emma Heyderman. Emma gave me a raw breakdown of the materials writing process, her thoughts regarding her work, some advice she has for others looking to make similar moves, and some book recommendations.