Group and pair work (henceforth group work) are so much a part of our everyday teaching routine that we hardly pause to think before partitioning the class to tackle some particular communicative task.

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Visualisation has been widely used in sports psychology over the last 30 years to enhance all aspects of performance. In this article I will be looking at some of the ways that it can be applied to language learning.

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The world wide web offers a myriad of opportunities for authentic English reading texts. Any good teacher can turn a reasonable authentic reading text into a useful and fulfilling activity,

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In the language classroom we often ask students to talk about or refer to their personal situation and experiences. This is seemingly good practice.

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This article is about teaching English to children who may have learning difficulties or other additional educational needs.

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Here is a selection of top tips to help teachers of English develop their professional competence. They cover issues of professional conduct, strategies for dealing with students and their language production, the importance of meaningful communication and the example set by the teacher.

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Here is a selection of top tips to help teachers of English develop their professional competence. They cover issues of professional conduct, strategies for dealing with students and their language production, the importance of meaningful communication and the example the teacher sets.

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Teaching young learners requires a knowledge of the developmental differences between children and teenagers and of the appropriate management skills.

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'I can understand my teacher's English, but when I speak to 'real people' I can't understand them'. This is a comment I'm sure many teachers have heard.

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