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.

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This is Scott Thornbury's second article for TeachingEnglish.

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I began teaching business English in 1980 and have observed over the years huge differences in the way we teach.

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

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

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 In this article I will review the arguments for and against teaching taboo language and using taboo subjects, then look at some practical ideas for teachers who decide to use this area of language.

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For me, one of the most underexploited and neglected areas within language learning is humour. How many course books have a section on humour?

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This is the second of two articles that deal with the topic of intercultural awareness and learning. The first article - Intercultural learning 1 - sets out the methodological background to this topic, and this, the second article, offers practical suggestions for the classroom.

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This is the first of two articles that deal with the topic of intercultural awareness and learning. This article sets out the methodological background to this topic,

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