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Blogs that enrich our learning, teaching and lives:



Scott Thornbury's blog, An A-Z of ELT provides comprehensive and thoughtful explorations!  Could be a daily boost for your learning to benefit your students' learning!! Thanks for such ample offerings!

Pura Vida Dogma: Doing Action Research in Costa Rica is an Action Research Project being carried out by two teachers and budding researchers: Chris Ożóg and Ben Naismith. Great ideas for learning and learner centered language teaching!! Thanks!!


Throwing Back Tokens is a blog by Josette Leblanc, an English teacher and teacher trainer in Korea who writes and shares about reflective practice, nonviolent communication. So much inspiration! Thanks!!!


ICPNACHI ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TRAINING PROGRAM is a blog by Santy Requejo from Peru. Santy has been and English teacher for many years and a teacher trainer since 2003.  She has a degree in Spanish and in English from Pedro Ruiz Gallo  University, a masters degree in Teaching English and took the SIT TESOL Certificate Course with us here! 

Ivan is a teacher and  teacher trainer  at ICPNA Region Centro located in a beautiful city in the Andes of Peru called Huancayo. They offer English courses and cultural activities to our community. Ivan took the SIT TESOL Certificate Course with us!

Sergio Acevedo Ariza teaches English in the Dominican Republic and took the SIT TESOL Certificate Course with us in 2010. His new blog has some concrete ideas that we can use tomorrow in the classroom!


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