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Teaching without a coursebook

Submitted by TE Editor on 30 March, 2011 - 08:37

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

Submitted by sjmourao on 15 February, 2011 - 12:55

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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Online video for ELT

Submitted by TE Editor on 1 June, 2011 - 09:23

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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Video recorders in the classroom

Submitted by Jamie Keddie on 19 November, 2010 - 13:04

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

Submitted by Jamie Keddie on 3 November, 2010 - 10:54

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

Submitted by chrisbaldwin on 15 September, 2010 - 17:01

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

Submitted by TE Editor on 9 August, 2010 - 15:06

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

Submitted by fitch on 15 July, 2010 - 09:59

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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The magic of story time

Submitted by Carol Read on 16 June, 2010 - 13:53

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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Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomes

Submitted by TE Editor on 12 May, 2010 - 15:30

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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