Category Archives: IATEFL

Feedback on the IATEFL 2018 Conference in Brighton, U.K.

Posted on 19 December 2018 by Anthony Gaughan

2018 was IATEFL’s biggest annual conference so far, with 3079 attendees from 96 different countries. 92% of delegates reported the conference as being Good or Very Good overall, and a massive 92% said they would attend a future conference. The … Continue reading →

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O&A on Phil Longwell’s Webinar on Mental Health in ELT

Posted on 10 October 2018 by Anthony Gaughan

INTRODUCTION On 7th July 2018 Phil Longwell presented the following IATEFL webinar: Workshop title: Mental Health Awareness for Employers within ELT Participants looked at the following questions in this workshop: Is it ever right to disclose a diagnosed mental health … Continue reading →

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The IATEFL membership officer (Natalie Chambers)

Posted on 7 April 2018 by sandymillin

When I started out, I was immediately thrown in at the deep end as the 2017 Annual Conference in Glasgow was only 4 weeks away! Not only was I getting to grips with a new role but I was then … Continue reading →

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Behind the scenes at the IATEFL blog (Sandy Millin)

Posted on 28 October 2017 by sandymillin

Now that the IATEFL blog has been running for a year, I thought it was high time to share a post about what happens behind the scenes. Why does the blog exist? The aim of the IATEFL blog is to … Continue reading →

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Helping to ensure a safe and positive community (Jon Burton)

Posted on 2 September 2017 by sandymillin

One of the greatest strengths of IATEFL has always been its nature as ‘a big family’ with members supporting each other, sharing ideas and discussing the topics of the day. But how do we support and protect this in the … Continue reading →

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The IATEFL Presidency and Vice Presidency (Marjorie Rosenberg)

Posted on 19 August 2017 by sandymillin

Now that I am a Past President of IATEFL and finishing my term as a Trustee as Vice President, it seemed like a good time for a blogpost on how all this works. There are eight members on the Board … Continue reading →

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How IATEFL scholarships work (Maureen McGarvey)

Posted on 24 June 2017 by sandymillin

It’s that time of year again! April 2018 may seem a long way off, but applications for scholarships for the 2018 annual IATEFL Conference in Brighton have been open for a couple of weeks. The closing date for applications is … Continue reading →

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Why me? (David Crystal)

Posted on 10 June 2017 by sandymillin

A question I’m often asked is how I became patron of IATEFL. The short answer is that Catherine Walter, who had the presidential role in 1993, asked me. And I asked her: Why me? For I am in no way … Continue reading →

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Voices – call for review writers

Posted on 11 September 2016 by sandymillin

We are coming up to the IATEFL annual Web Conference and Voices traditionally commissions people to review the sessions for the Spring issue of the newsletter. We thought it would be good to ask blog readers to help us out and … Continue reading →

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