Practical tips for effective lessons
In my early years of teaching, I remember struggling with building effective lesson plans. As a result, my lessons didn’t...
In my early years of teaching, I remember struggling with building effective lesson plans. As a result, my lessons didn’t...
There are many reasons you might find yourself writing something together with a fellow teacher. Perhaps you have been asked...
Are certain topics ‘taboo’ in your classroom? If so, who decided that they were? You? Your students? Your school? Your...
Do we place enough emphasis on presentation skills in EAP courses for international students preparing to study for degrees in...
IntroductionSpeeches can provide the appropriate template for the exploration of different cohesive devices and their subsequent use in the context...
There seems to be a love-hate relationship between the English teaching community and phonemic symbols. Some teachers love them, others...
My classes are intentionally very learner-centred, as I believe this significantly improves motivation and engagement. I seek out topics that...
In the rushed transition to teaching online, many of us have scrambled to adapt to our new circumstances. Hodges et...
Emergent language is unplanned language that arises spontaneously during genuine interactions in the language classroom. It includes errors or communicative...
IntroductionCreating conditions for language learningThe second TESOL principle for exemplary language teaching (TESOL International Association, 2018) says: ‘Create conditions for...