Generational Trauma Stops Here
My parents loved me. I believe that completely. They also hurt me. I believe that completely too. These two things are not contradictions. They are the…
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ELT365 · Day 200 — The stages of writing
Idea — Writing is rarely linear: planning, drafting, revising and editing loop and overlap. Teaching the stages explicitly stops learners treating a first draft as a…
ReadELT365 · Day 196 — Clear instructions and ICQs
Idea — Instructions should be short, staged and demonstrated, not explained at length. Instruction-checking questions (ICQs) confirm learners understood the task before they begin, preventing wasted…
ReadFive Languages, One Voice: Why I Never Felt Smart Enough
I speak five languages. Bengali is the first one — the one I dreamed in as a child, the one I still argue in when I…
ReadELT365 · Day 199 — Writing: process and product
Idea — The product approach studies and copies model texts; the process approach treats writing as drafting, revising and editing. Most effective teaching blends them —…
ReadELT365 · Day 195 — Setting up pair and group work
Idea — Pair and group work multiply talking time but collapse without clear instructions, roles and timing. Set the task, form the groups, then start —…
ReadThe Forensic Auditor: How Documentation Became My Therapy
At some point during my dispute with a language teacher training institution, I stopped trying to win and started trying to document. This is not the…
ReadELT365 · Day 198 — Feedback after speaking
Idea — Post-task feedback should cover content (what was said) and language (how). Praise good language, then reformulate a few errors — without naming who made…
ReadELT365 · Day 194 — Correcting speaking without crushing it
Idea — In accuracy stages, correct on the spot; in fluency stages, hold back and give delayed feedback afterwards. Matching correction style to stage protects both…
ReadWhat Bipolar Taught Me That Every Productivity Guru Got Wrong
Every productivity system I ever tried made me worse. Not slightly worse. Significantly, measurably, sometimes dangerously worse. I tried time-blocking. I tried the Pomodoro Technique. I…
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