Recently I had an opportunity to interact with a group of teachers who teach English at the tertiary level. The occasion was an ELT conference.   

What skill sets do English language teachers need in order to be successful in their career?   This was a question we, a group of three teachers and two administrators, discussed six years ago

This has reference to Jane Willis' replies to my questions about ta

“I teach English at an engineering college in Kerala (India). I’ve been asked by the college management to teach communication skills. I find it difficult to make all students speak; some students are always passive. It discourages me a lot. I don’t know whether the problem is with my approach or with my students. Please suggest some strategies that really work.”

This email message is from a lecturer in English.