How to write
Discover inspiring new writers of teaching materials with the team from ELTTeacher2Writer.co.uk as we bring you a series of articles from their Learn to Write ELT materials course.
We’ll be publishing a series of excerpts from this specialist ELT writing course, starting with How to write worksheets by our very own Karen Richardson.
Inside How to write
Worksheets
In an extract from ELT Teacher 2 Writer’s training module, Karen Richardson explains why aspiring ELT authors should focus first on writing worksheets rather than books and includes some useful exercises to help you produce a great worksheet that publishers will love.
Reading and listening activities
In an extract from ELT Teacher2Writer’s training module, Caroline Krantz gives some useful tips for writing comprehension exercises, followed by a comprehension task of your own to test your knowledge.
Critical thinking
In an extract from ELT Teacher2Writer’s training module, Paul Dummett assesses the practice of critical thinking and sets two tasks to test your understanding of the practice.
How to become a writer
In an extract from ELT Teacher2Writer’s training module, Janet Aitchison explains how the bookselling business works and how the digitization of content is changing the traditional business model.
Vocabulary activities
In an extract from ELT Teacher2Writer’s training module, Philip Kerr offers some helpful tips on how to go about writing vocabulary activities, considering word selection, word frequency and grouping vocabulary items.
How to write: ESP
In an extract from ELT Teacher2Writer’s training module, Ros Wright covers the importance of carrying out a detailed needs analysis and creating a framework for a specific course.