Brighton reflections from Jana Ftacnik Pastorkova IATEFL 2026 has come to an end, and Janka is sending us her final observations and highlights from Brighton, standing in the beautiful Royal Pavilion Garden, with one of the city’s most iconic landmarks behind her. During the conference, she attended more than 45 sessions, met inspiring teachers, trainers and ELT professionals, and brought back a great deal of food for thought. It was intense in the best possible way: full of

SCELT members Sophia Simon, Antal Monika, and Ivana Jurikova are currently attending the conference in the beautiful setting of the Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague. Ivana Juríková also represented SCELT with her workshop “Teaching Smarter in ELT: Facts vs Concepts to Build Language Skills,” focusing on how distinguishing between types of knowledge can improve students’ language use and support their learning awareness. Thank you to ATECR ( Association of Te

Aké je to učiť v krajinách, kde sú učitelia považovaní za elitu? A kde aj do najodľahlejších miest pravidelne prichádza pojazdná knižnica? V rozhovore s Janou Ftáčnik Pastorkovou sa dozviete zaujímavé postrehy z jej ciest a skúseností s rôznymi vzdelávacími systémami vo svete. Janina perspektíva ponúka inšpiráciu pre učiteľov, ktorí chcú rozvíjať svoje profesijné zručnosti, objavovať nové prístupy k vzdelávaniu a zapájať sa do medzinárodných príležitostí. V rozhovore sa dozvi

This October, Zuzana Lehotai and Natalie Lackovic represented SCELT at Bloom, the 35th TESOL Hungary Conference in Siófok. The programme featured over fifty sessions, including plenaries by Jon Hird, Piotr Steinbrich, Éva Illés, and Luis Javier Pentón Herrera on topics from spoken grammar to teacher reflection and well-being. SCELT’s workshop Engaging Narrative Writing: Spooky Storytelling with Students, led by Natalie, showed how creative writing can enhance language learni

Scottish Edinburgh hosted the biggest ELT event of the year – the 58th IATEFL Annual Conference and Exhibition. Over 2000 ELT...

While part of our team was at the conference in Bratislava, our board members Antal Monika and Ivana Jurikova attended the ATECR...

CONFERENCE LINK Imagine setting off on a three-hour road trip from Trnava, eagerly anticipating the start of another IATEFL Hungary...

After a prolonged pause, we’ve put together a new SCELT team to provide continued support for English teachers in Slovakia.

The teaching of 21st century skills in language education has become fundamental. This workshop showcases how a focus on these skills in English language teaching can equip students with the knowledge, competences and attitudes to function more effectively in the contemporary world. After briefly considering the significance of education systems that equip students with the competencies, skills and values to live and work in a globalised, inclusive and interconnected world, t

Beginning Monday, October 2, 2015, SKA will be hosting Barb Hoskins Sakamoto (iTDi) on a 5-day workshop tour that will take her to 4 towns in eastern and central Slovakia. We’re still working on venues but registration will be here: http://goo.gl/forms/xX8euPwQll . Barb will be doing hands-on 3-hour workshops. Barb’s practical workshop will be for those of us teaching young learners (5- to 12-year-olds) on ‘ Creative teaching for 21st century learners ‘. She’ll be sharing abo