A few days ago, I came across an article featuring Susan Bennett, a voice actor, recounting her experience recording the initial Apple Siri prompts back in 2005. What struck me most was the fact that she was unaware of how those recordings would be used later on. She just…
Understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) content goes beyond mere linguistic curiosity; it offers a gateway to broader conversations surrounding innovation, ethics, and societal impact. But before getting deeper into it, some new technological terms might need an…
Research has shown us that many students entering employment do not have the essential ‘soft skills’ they need for success. 80% of employers believe that graduates lack ‘basic’ employability skills;Soft skills communication, teamwork, problem solving…
In 2018, I (Jane) caught sight of an announcement on social media from Hari Krishna Patcharu who is an English teacher at a school called Z.P.H.S. Ilavaram in Bhattiprolu mandal, Andhra Pradesh, India. In his post, this Indian school teacher was asking for volunteer…
According to the history of the internet, January 1st, 1983, is the official date that the world changed. On that date, the US Defense Department began to use a new communication system that allowed computers to ‘talk’ to each other. That moment led us directly to today…
CÊ-CÊ (BO) Não são apenas os brasileiros que, inventivos por natureza, criam expressões tão coloquiais como cê-cê. Aliás, você já atentou ao fato de que o termo cê-cê tem origem na abreviação de cheiro de corpo? O mesmo ocorre com a expressão BO em…
I know, flipped classroom, 21st-century skills, interculturality, active learning, social justice… these are some of the buzzwords in our area right now. The problem with buzzwords is that everyone seems to have something to say about them, but those people make little or…
Jhony BalisaCNA Administração Nacional In the world of language learning, the importance of activities that encourage language production takes center stage as a crucial factor for learners’ language development. Merrill Swain, an esteemed professor emerita at the…
Most contemporary ELT materials and resources used by schools and teachers these days have been quite effective in bringing a diversity of topics about various different cultures from all over the world into the classroom. They successfully provide lessons with interesting…
