Editorial
Listening is one of the four basic language skills that we teach in our classes but, in many ways, listening...
Month: February 2016
Video cameras in ELT 3: Problems and solutions
Note: the videos referred to in this article can be seen at www.etprofessional.com/Jamie-Keddie-Stars-of-YouTube.aspxI want to tell you about my favourite...
Learning to play the students’ way
For the last couple of years, I have been exploring an interest in digital game-based learning (DGBL). Games are increasingly...
Five things you always wanted to know about using mobile devices at school (but were too afraid to ask)
1. Why should schools allow students to use mobile devices?Let’s get one thing clear first. The use of mobile devices...
Bridging the technophobe-technophile gap 3
Teachers who choose not to use newer technology in their language lessons often feel that what they do instead is...
A classic case
I never expected to adapt a classic as an ELT graded reader. I had spent all of my writing career...
10 things I like about the CELTA course
I teach English, I train clients in intercultural communication, I blog and I write. But the one thing I enjoy...
The future of EAP
The field of EAPHow is the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) developing now, and where is it heading?...
Five EAP teaching ideas
1. SpeakingDescribing academic plans on pre-university coursesStudents work in groups of three and take turns to talk about their academic...
English without borders: demanding high in EAP
Having been an EAP tutor then course coordinator for several years, I could not see myself ever ‘going back’ to...