by Web Editor | Oct 31, 2019 | Materials writing
Over the weekend of the 18–20 October, two members of the MaWSIG committee, Aleksandra Popovski and Jen Dobson, took part in the 8th ELT Malta conference, where both the Materials Writing SIG (MaWSIG) and the Inclusive Practices and Special Educational Needs SIG...
by Web Editor | Oct 1, 2019 | ELT publishing, Materials writing
In this blog post, Karen Spiller follows up on some of the questions that were left unanswered in the Q&A section at the end of the recent joint TESOL Association MWIS and MaWSIG webinar: So many Englishes! What does this mean for writers and publishers? The...
by Web Editor | Sep 20, 2019 | ELT publishing, Materials writing, Primary coursebook publishing
Following our customary August break, David Valente kicks off the new blogging season with a thought-provoking reflection on hidden identities and silenced voices in published English materials for primary learners. If any primary-aged child learning...
by Web Editor | Jul 30, 2019 | ELT publishing, Materials writing, Publishers
In the third and final blog in our mini-series of posts from ELT writers based in non-Anglophone countries, Marcos Benevides shares his perspective as an EFL teacher, writer and innovator based in Tokyo. As an economically developed nation that invests heavily in...
by Web Editor | Jul 24, 2019 | ELT publishing, Materials writing, Publishers
In the second of our mini-series of posts from ELT writers based in non-Anglophone countries, Vanessa Reis Esteves shares her perspective as an EFL coursebook writer based in Portugal. The Portuguese are generally thought to love football, ‘fado’ (a typical...
by Web Editor | Jul 16, 2019 | Materials writing, Publishers
In the first of a series of posts from ELT writers based in non-Anglophone countries, Gary Pathare lifts the lid on writing for the most elusive of markets. What makes the region unique? The fact that this series of blog posts (about writing in specific regions)...