Nicholas J. Wilson – ALT Training Online

The 10 Commandments of Motivating Language Learners

This week we are going to take a look at a very interesting paper written by Zoltán Dörnyei and Kata Csizér. It’s called “Ten Commandments for motivating Language Learners” and while we will be focusing on the contents published on page 215, do take a look at the abstract: The question…

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22 June 2021

ALT / Elementary School / English in Japan / High School / junior high scool

Teaching Young Learners Special Interest Group

Hi everyone, this is Nick from ALTTO. You’re reading this because at some level you want to get better at what you do. Great teachers aren’t born; this profession (like most others) takes constant reflection and listening to others about what they’re doing. ALTTO delivers all of this as you know…

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25 April 2021

professional development / skills development

ALT Agorà – The first national professional development event for all ALTs

ALT Agorà is the first national professional development event for ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) looking to improve their skills. ALT Agorà is a collective of ALTs coming from different backgrounds gathering together every month to exchange experiences, learn from each other and build a professional network. The Ancient Agorà of Athens…

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1 February 2021

Uncategorised

ALTTO presentation at Nagano JALT Zoom event.

Hi everyone, yesterday we successfully presented our new ALTTO website during a Zoom event hosted by Nagano JALT. It turned out to be a very important chance for us to hear more from our users and other prominent language educators working in Japan. We will keep working on improving this platform…

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23 May 2020

ALTTO

Working With ALTTO by Nicholas J. Wilson

Foreward by David L. Hayter: It has been a great pleasure to have Nicholas J. Wilson (or Nick as we call him) join the ALTTO team. His time working with our team hasn't been the longest but his impact has been immense. Since he started working with us this year, he has done a…

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21 May 2020