Sitcoms as a tool for ELT

      English teachers have been using videos in the classroom for decades and, more recently DVDs and online video clips from Youtube or Myspace. Sitcoms are an excellent classroom resource for a number of reasons.

      Average: 3.7 (65 votes)

      Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity

      Many of us work with groups of students from more than one cultural background while others teach largely monocultural groups of students. In both cases, there is opportunity to celebrate diversity through the telling of traditional tales, whatever the age group and profile of our students.

      Average: 4.7 (33 votes)

      Teen angst

      Partly because I was always being asked whether my books Junk and Doing it were autobiographical, I started to write a memoir some years ago on my own teenage years, 14 - 19.

      Average: 3.7 (33 votes)

      Building a lesson around a sitcom

      Like any piece of authentic material the possibilities for using a sitcom in the classroom are boundless.

      Average: 4 (21 votes)

      Making culture happen in the English language classroom

      This is the second in a series of articles by our Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.

      Average: 3.7 (82 votes)

      Culture - the fifth language skill

      This is the first in a series of articles by our third Guest Contributor Barry Tomalin.

      Average: 3.6 (83 votes)
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