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

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      Online video for ELT

      In this article I am going to explore the use of short video clips in the classroom. By short videos I am referring to short clips such as news items, short documentaries, music videos and trailers for films etc.

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      Teaching without a coursebook

      Whether you're starting with a new class or just changing direction a little the decision of how to structure a course without a coursebook can sometimes be difficult for a new or even experienced teacher.

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      Picture books for all

      Can I hear you tutting? "Picturebooks for all? But aren't picturebooks for babies and small children?"

      There are some wonderful examples of picturebooks, often in board book format, which are specifically for babies and small children, but picturebooks are not just for babies.

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      Video recorders in the classroom

      I have just become an uncle! My new nephew Tomás is three weeks old today. Mummy and daddy live in Barcelona but his maternal grandparents and great granddad live in Scotland.

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      Video for the English classroom

      Exactly five years ago this month, the video-sharing site YouTube was officially launched to the public.

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      Interview with Keith Kelly

      Keith Kelly is very well known to many people in the world of CLIL for running the www.factworld.info website and factworld@yahoogroups.com discussion list, as well as speaking at conferences around the world on the subject. But who is he and what insights into CLIL can he offer the hardworking teacher?

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      Cuisenaire rods in the language classroom

      The first time I saw Cuisenaire rods being used in the language classroom I had no idea how much fun they could be.

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      Flashy stuff

      This is the second of Fitch O'Connell's two articles for the site as Guest Writer. You can find the first article here.


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      Using the internet 1

      In this, and a following article, we'll be looking at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development and as a resource for classroom teaching.

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      Using the internet 2

      In this, and an earlier article, we look at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development and as a resource for classroom teaching.

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      Using the OHP

      Of all the technological resources that are available to teachers, in my opinion, the one which is the most underused and sometimes misused is the OHP, or overhead projector.

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      Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes

      I consider the greatest problem facing me as a language teacher is knowing how to motivate my students: how to get them past the hurdle of seeing learning English as just another academic subject, to regarding it as developing a communication tool that will be useful for them throughout their lives.

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      Video and young learners 1

      This first article will give an introduction to some of the issues surrounding video with young learners. It will discuss the benefits but also the potential drawbacks of using video,

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      Using the internet 1

      In this, and a following article, we'll be looking at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development and as a resource for classroom teaching.

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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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      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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      Counselling learners

      There are various ways of measuring learners' progress. Whichever method you choose, you should take time out to counsel your learners.

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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'!