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Decolonising ELT materials: Challenging Western supremacy and processes of othering, using the example of Africa

Decolonising ELT materials: Challenging Western supremacy and processes of othering, using the example of Africa

by Ciarán Lynch | Jul 26, 2023 | Materials writing, MaWSIG

In this post, Lena Hertzel summarises her presentation at the MaWSIG showcase during the IATEFL conference in Harrogate in April. In her talk, Lena focused on the problematic representations of Africa in ELT coursebooks, and offered guidelines for materials writers to...
I am not a taboo: LGBTQIA+ in the ELT classroom

I am not a taboo: LGBTQIA+ in the ELT classroom

by Web Editor | May 25, 2023 | Materials writing, MaWSIG Showcase

In this post, Peter J Fullagar (he/him) writes about the workshop he led at the 56th IATEFL Conference in Harrogate (2023) as part of the MaWSIG Showcase day. I am one of the growing number of open LGBTQIA+ ELT professionals making noises about representation in...
MaWSIG meets TESOL Spain: The what, the why and the how of writing a teacher’s book

MaWSIG meets TESOL Spain: The what, the why and the how of writing a teacher’s book

by Web Editor | Feb 23, 2023 | Materials writing

As part of our ‘MaWSIG Meets’ webinar series, Annie Altamirano of TESOL Spain led the webinar ‘MaWSIG meets TESOL Spain: The what, the why and the how of writing a teacher’s book’. This post answers some of the questions that emerged during her talk. Q: Over the years...
MaWSIG Showcase 2022: What I talk about when I talk about coursebooks

MaWSIG Showcase 2022: What I talk about when I talk about coursebooks

by Web Editor | Feb 22, 2023 | IATEFL, Materials writing, MaWSIG, PCE, Video

In this blog post, Julie Norton and Heather Buchanan (MaWSIG Coordinator) share a short video where they talk about the presentation they gave during the MaWSIG Showcase day at the IATEFL 2022 conference in Belfast.   Julie Norton is a lecturer in Applied...
MaWSIG PCE: 50 ways to avoid gap-fill fatigue

MaWSIG PCE: 50 ways to avoid gap-fill fatigue

by Sandy Millin | Oct 26, 2021 | Materials writing, MaWSIG, PCE

The second session of the day was a practical presentation by John Hughes on why we write gap-fill exercises, how we can write them more effectively, and how we can make them more interesting. Here’s a brief summary of John’s presentation with links at the end to...

Meet MaWSIG webinars: Re-inventing the green wheel

by Web Editor | May 24, 2021 | #meetmawsig, Materials writing

Katherine Bilsborough and Ceri Jones report back on one of the areas that provoked discussion in their webinar, Re-inventing the Green Wheel, which they presented as part of the Meet MaWSIG webinar series.  On 15 January 2021, we led a webinar on the topic of writing...
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