This is it!  As I pack for two months' teaching in New York, it just remains for me to say thanks to the BC & BBC for hosting me, and thanks to you all for reading and commenting

As this will be my last blog during my stint as Guest Writer, and as the last couple of discussions have got quite theoretical, I thought I'd end on a more practical note, by suggesting ways o

In his landmark historical study of methods, Kelly (19

As promised, here's the last instalment of wisdom culled from my reading of old methodology guides. This time the advice strikes me as being not quite so insightful. Do you agree?

Graham invited me to state my case regarding the value of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in language education. Let me try.

One last instalment of "wise words" culled from reading methodology texts and teacher's guides from half a century (or more) ago:

At IATEFL Cardiff, Rob Lewis of the British Council interviewed me about my career and views on English language teaching.

Continuing my researches into the history of methodology, here are some more gems:

I'm lucky in that I do a lot of travelling, mainly to conferences to give talks and workshops.

Currently I'm working on an extended paper on language teaching methodology