A few weeks back, I did a post entitled – Made in Türkiye (BLOGS that is)… – and highlighted a number of great ELT bloggers from Canım Türkiye (Seriously, seriously…Google Translate…when will you get your act together)!
OK – I also had a bit of a “rant” about how many of these bloggers cannot use the beautiful spellings of their names and surnames. But, things are changing – and as a wise old fella once said:
Also, if you is a fan of the “Bard of Avon” (and have a couple of hours to spare) – why not check out the excellent movie “Anonymous” this weekend. You will not regret it…
Tony, will you ever LEARN to “focus”?
Ken Wilson also did a recent post – Young Turks in ELT (in their own words) – and profiled a few of the lovely and talented bloggers from around the country. But, I have to say that a few of them (you know who you are) were, shall we say, not quite as “young” as Ken’s title suggested – and certainly not as “lovely” as some of Ken’s female bloggers!
Anyways, I’ve also been doing a bit of “digital stalking” and come across a batch of new bloggers from around Anatolia…and that tiny, wee place that pretends it’s a city but is, in fact, almost a country in itself…
The reason I like so many of these new blogs is that they are really getting to grips with “reflective practice” – by sharing some very personal stories about TEACHer LEARNing and growth…
- Handan Bilir – What teaching has taught me
- Emrah Akkurt – Technology 4 Teachers – The Art of Using Technology to Create Opportunities in Teaching
- Mehtap and Penny (aka: Pentap) – Recipes for Teaching English
- Aysun Güneş – Language Teaching Tips
- Çağdaş Gündoğdu – Teachers Reflect
- Figen and Dilek (aka: Filek) – Teacher Development and Professional Learning
- Fatih Yücel – Just Another ELT Blog
So, yes – this is a “call to arms”…drop in and say “hi” to some of our new kids on the block, leave a comment and pass on the word…
…and, hey…let us know if you hear of any more budding bloggers out there!
allthingslearning 
Actually, knowing each other, and following the other bloggers will help me for a better vision, thank you for such an encouraging post.
Aysun Hocam,
We bloggers have to stick together 😉 Actually, you are so right – we can LEARN so much from eachother (esp. whne we all get as “wired” as you are) 😉
C U soon 😉
T..
Thank you very much Tony. I appreciate your support. I totally agree with you about sticking together. 🙂
Fatih Hocam,
My pleasure – you are doing some cool stuff there, my man. Keep up the GR8 work 😉
T..
Reblogged this on Fatih Yücel and commented:
#1 Supporter of Bloggers! Thank you once again Tony…
My pleasure, Fatih Hocam – the more (of us), the merrier 😉
T..