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      Articles on resources

      Read about ideas for using all sorts of resources in your classes, from paper and glue to video.

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      Self-access: A framework for diversity

      What is a self-access centre, why might your students benefit from using one, and how might you go about setting one up in your school.

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      Self-access on a budget

      Not all self-access ideas need to cost a fortune. Here are a few ideas for how you might develop resources in your school.

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      English Learning Circles - a path to learner independence

      Getting students to use English with each other is a problem which is often difficult to overcome. Learning Circles are one way to help students recognise the importance of using English and to motivate them to do so in the classroom.

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      The home-school connection 1

      Theresa Zanatta shows us how parents can be encouraged to create opportunities for their children to learn English at home.

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      The home-school connection 2

      Theresa Zanatta shows us how parents can be encouraged to create opportunities for their children to learn English at home.

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      The magic of story time

      Have you ever noticed children listening to a story so attentively that the classroom is completely quiet? Or have you ever noticed children participating in a story so actively that everyone in the class wants to contribute? If so, then you've witnessed the 'magic of story time'!

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      The not-so-hidden resource - students

      Every classroom has them, and every teacher has no doubt used them at some time in their career. Many teachers have no doubt cursed them in the darker days of their lives.

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      Tips for ELT managers

      Like many others, I rather fell into ELT management. One moment I was in the classroom, the next I was sorting out teaching materials into files for the staffroom and the next I knew I had stepped into a substitution job for the absent DoS (Director of studies).

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      Video and young learners 2

      The way the video is used and the materials prepared for use with the video will depend on the role the video is to take. Issues such as this are discussed in Video and young learners 1.

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      Ways to continuing professional development

      Lifelong learning and continuous professional development in my opinion are much the same thing.

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      On being resourceful...

      This is the first of two articles by Gavin Dudeney for TeachingEnglish, during his month on the site as Guest Writer.

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      Blogging for ELT

      This article takes a look at blogging, which is becoming increasingly popular as a language learning tool.

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      Shakespeare for teens

      Shakespeare is without a doubt the most famous British poet and playwright that has ever lived. However, his work is often avoided by EFL teachers as they deem it too complex for their students.