This month's blog is called Controversies in ELT.  Now I don't know about you, but I love a good controversy, and whether you are an ESL learner, or teacher, you should know what's being discussed out there. Here's a quote from the blog:- "In my view, language teachers should constantly question the assumptions on which […]

ThxThxThx is a series of thank you notes.   If you don't know what a thank you note is, shame on you.  The author, Leah Dieterich, was always told by her to write thank you notes. So she does. !Note - If you hadn't worked it out, 'thx' is short for 'thanks'. Thx to Hekner

My Modern Metropolis describes itself as a site where art enthusiasts and trendspotters connect over creative ideas.  Well I don't know about that, but they have got some amazing posts - including my favourite - The Book Surgeon.

To My Wife is a series of short notes, presumably written by a man, to someone's future wife.  Perfect for the month of Valentine's day, they are almost like marriage vows, a series of simple promises and requests, and it's both funny and touching.  Well worth a read. Thanks to Hekner

This book has been recommended by Amatsu (on the forum).  Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake now brings us a book about the near and possible future, yes the future, but she doesn't want her books to be categorised as Sci Fi, which is a bit snobby to me, there's nothing […]