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Portfolios in ELT

Submitted by TE Editor on 21 April, 2010 - 15:42

Portfolios are a popular and effective way of motivating young learners, providing a fun way to review language and helping them to reflect on their own objectives, ways of learning and success.

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Internet safety

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 14 April, 2010 - 14:42

Here are some tips and ideas for using LearnEnglish Kids to raise awareness of Internet safety.

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Public speaking skills

Submitted by TE Editor on 8 April, 2010 - 15:18

For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge.

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Counselling learners

Submitted by TE Editor on 24 March, 2010 - 17:00

There are various ways of measuring learners' progress. Whichever method you choose, you should take time out to counsel your learners.

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ELT Bibliographies

The ELT Bibliographies are currently being reviewed.

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Using LearnEnglish Kids for whole class, group or individual work.

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 26 February, 2010 - 08:39

Here are some tips and ideas for using LearnEnglish Kids with the whole class, with smaller groups and with pairs or individuals.

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Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom

Submitted by TE Editor on 25 February, 2010 - 11:57

Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir' and when to ‘settle' children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on the one hand or bored on the other.

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Homework

Submitted by TE Editor on 17 February, 2010 - 15:22

Homework seems to be an accepted part of teachers’ and students’ routines, but there is little mention of it in ELT literature. The role of homework is hardly mentioned in the majority of general ELT texts or training courses,

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A framework for planning a listening skills lesson

Submitted by Anonymous on 10 February, 2010 - 11:34

Listening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important.

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Avoiding terminology

Submitted by TE Editor on 8 February, 2010 - 08:25

Coursebooks and supplementary materials use a lot of grammar terminology but I try to be cautious about what I use in the class. For example, my learners get confused by the ‘present simple’ which doesn’t just refer to the present.

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