ELT Vista? Sounds familiar? You’re right. A few years ago, I published a print and electronic periodical that supported personal and professional development for teachers via articles featuring humanistic, psychology based and practical hands-on content. The publication, ELT-Vista, an offshoot of my ELTzone Network, was a tremendous undertaking, which after a few years, eventually ran out of steam because of a lack of (a) financial support and (b) manpower. Though I’m very thankful for the contributors and sponsors who helped to support its limited run, in the end, in many respects it ended up being a one man show in terms of production. And, since at the time as I was also writing and developing materials for EFL coursebooks, as well as traveling around Greece doing seminars for a publisher, the venture eventually petered out. Over the years, I had hoped to relaunch it in one form or another, but it wasn’t to be … at least until now.

It seems that ‘personal publishing’ technology and trends have caught up in order for me to realize some of the ideas I had intended for the original magazine. Through this blog I hope to revisit the themes that had made the publication unique. Along with new content, I’ll be posting some of the old ELT-Vista articles as well as hosting teacher resources, links and other dynamic content. I also hope to support guest bloggers, multimedia, and of course, the exchange of ideas through your comments. Thanks for reading, and as always, your participation. I hope that your experience with this website will create a whole new vista of ideas and opportunities for both you and your students. Need I say more?

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