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Richard Smith
@richardsmithelt.bsky.social
Professor of ELT & Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick
http://warwick.ac.uk/richardcsmith

History of language learning & teaching; Decentring ELT; Research by teachers for teachers (and their students); English language teacher education
Challenges in Mentoring Teacher-Research, and How to Overcome Them' - slides and handouts for the workshop Ana Garcia-Stone and I gave at the IATEFL 2025 conference in Edinburgh: warwick.ac.uk/richardcsmit...
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Upcoming event in the International Festival of Mentoring Teacher-Research in ELT 2024-25. Further information and registration: mentrnet.net/integrating-...
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Just published: _Paul Passy: Un linguiste révolutionnaire_ by Jacques Durand and Chantal Lyche @hiphilangsci.bsky.social
@holltnet.bsky.social Passy (1859–1940) founded the International Phonetic Association (IPA) and was a leader of language teaching reform
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/r...
January 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Warwick ELT Archive page warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/r... - information about English by TV programmes (1960s–1980s), and links to YouTube videos

If you're in the UK, there is a radio documentary (11.1.25) – #DoYouSpeakEnglish? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... - about BBC English by radio and TV
January 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Warwick ELT Archive December newsletter – 2024 in review! blogs.warwick.ac.uk/files/elt_ar...
December 31, 2024 at 5:54 PM
A new Open Access publication - 20 reader-friendly stories of teacher-research mentoring from around the world! resig.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/...
December 26, 2024 at 1:15 AM
MenTRnet (mentrnet.net) has supported the journey of this journal so far, and will continue to do so! Congratulations to editor Robert Dickey and asociate editor Eli Békés for this achievement!
November 30, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Congratulations Rama Mathew -- good to see recogntion for her work in India, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone as a dedicated mentor and educational leader, with an 'Outstanding Achievement award' at the British Council ELTons this year.
November 21, 2024 at 10:31 AM
A richly deserved 'Outstanding Achievement' award for Rod Bolitho at yesterday's British Council ELTons Awards Ceremony!
November 21, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Basking in reflected glory, accompanying Elena Oncevska-Ager to yesterday's British Council 2024 ELTons awards ceremony (here with Alan Maley, too). Elena won the 2024 Award for Innovation in Use of Technology with Matthew Ager for the AI mentoring app 'Noticing' about.noticing.network
November 21, 2024 at 9:09 AM