Who are you? Exploring identity in the ESL classroom
I recently re-watched the 2003 comedy film Anger Management starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. In one memorable scene, the...
Month: September 2021
Action Research in Language Teaching: Go to the next level in professional development
In this month’s vlog post for Pavilion ELT, Damien Herlihy continues his professional development (PD) series for 2021. You can...
Do we really need to be that resilient?
The first time you never forget!I remember vividly the first time I heard the word resilience. It was in 2007...
New beginnings and a new school year
I hate New Year’s resolutions, because for me, they usually amount to nothing. But I do feel I achieve more...
Where are all the women? Gender representation in ELT materials
In many parts of the world, teachers are gearing up for the start of the new school year. I don’t...
Rethinking homework: a task-based approach
‘There is no meaning to homework. I know everything it contains and it is a complete waste of time. If...
Scrapbook: Castaways
In the current situation, the word isolation has become common. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the most extreme situation that...
It Works In Practice September 2021
CREATIVE READINGMayuri Sooriyampola, Kandy, Sri LankaThis activity gives enjoyable practice in reading texts aloud accurately and meaningfully. I use a...
Reviews September 2021
English is Context: Practical Pragmatics for Clear Communicationby Andreas GrundtvigDelta Publishing 2021978-3-12-501742-9Pragmatics has been a particular area of interest for...
Not only, but also: spotting logical fallacies
Whenever we see fires, we see firefighters. In fact, have you noticed that the more firefighters, the bigger the fire?...