The use of English by non-native speakers to highlight global issues is increasing, often involving the clever use of social media. Should English teachers focus more on this wider use of English and pay less attention to native speaker socio-cultural aspects of the language? This talk looked at the arguments for and against and provided […]
About Hajba László
László Hajba is a freelance teacher and materials writer based in Budapest, Hungary. Besides being a teacher of English and Hungarian as a foreign language he is also interested in using ICT, video games and other digital technologies in education, particularly tablets and smartphones.Author Archive | Hajba László
Home & Shelter Issues Month 2014
OCTOBER 2014 is HOME & SHELTER ISSUES MONTH with the GI SIG! Where do you come from? Why did you come here? Can you describe your house? What is your family like? Some of the questions many of us use as staples in our English classes. And for many of our students the answers are […]
StarPower – a critical simulation (Lindsay Clandfield)
Starpower – a trading simulation game Since its creation in 1969, StarPower has been one of the most popular trading simulation games in education. By conservative estimates, three million people have played it. It provokes participants to rethink their assumptions about the use and abuse of power and creates a memorable impression. In this session […]
IATEFL Harrogate Conference 2014
GISIG event discussions PCE – April 1 From Role Play to Real Action (Dr Luke Prodromou) Third World Farmer and other critical video games (Kyle Mawer) StarPower – a critical simulation (Lindsay Clandfield) Addressing the issues together (Margit Szesztay and Xiaobing Wang) GISIG track day – April 4 Can global issues provide authenticity and context […]
