Our topics for September and October look at the theme of professional and career development.
31 October, 2018
21 September, 2018
I’ve previously shared a list of my choices for the best free online sites for students who want to learn English and, even though it’s two...
20 September, 2018
In this webinar Phil Dexter will present some different models of inclusion and identify the skills, knowledge and understanding that can...
18 September, 2018
This blog suggests balancing the ways of CPD through both face to face and online modes.
13 September, 2018
The OLLReN annual online conference takes place on Thursday 4 October 2018.
10 September, 2018
Today Online Professional Development can be as advantegous as face-to-face. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) learning platform called...
10 September, 2018
Applying approaches to Special Educational Needs is a moderated (tutored) online course designed and delivered by the British Council.
29 August, 2018
In my previous blogpost for LearningEnglish (Breaking up big grammar), I explained how I deal with big grammar points like 'Past habits' or...
28 August, 2018
Last year I found myself leading a large curriculum design redesign for an adult ESOL program in the U.S. Clocking in at six levels, from...
27 August, 2018
Undeniably, a coursebook is important for any language teacher, since it is considered to be a helpful guidance on how to teach its...
22 August, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for July 2018 goes to Gianfranco Conti and his post Patterns first - How I teach lexicogrammar (part 1...
15 August, 2018
Based on 1) ELT literature and research, 2) my experience teaching English and 3) my experience learning foreign languages (Arabic,...
14 August, 2018
Using Google Classroom and wikis to make learning English personal, relevant and engaging.
14 August, 2018
Gone are the days when language teaching was confined to using text books and prescribed course content. With the changing times, needs and...
10 August, 2018
Let us create the harmony in ELT!
8 August, 2018
How can you break up big grammar points when using a coursebook with a structural syllabus? Mark Trevarton shares his strategies.
6 August, 2018
Coursebook limitations and some solutions.
31 July, 2018
With so many ICT tools designed for education, it is important to make the right choices
31 July, 2018
We cannot "force-feed" our students; they should understand why they need this or that knowledge.
26 July, 2018
Coursebooks are only the beginning
26 July, 2018
To educate, empower and add value to life
24 July, 2018
Are we experiencing a surfeit of ICT at school?
23 July, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for June 2018 goes to Mike Astbury and his post Prepositions of place game – ghost hunt.
11 July, 2018
Keeping the needs and aspirations of the learners in view, the curriculum designers frame the syllabus for a given subject which eventually...
11 July, 2018
Teachers are responsible trusted adults. No man, woman or child is an island!
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31 October, 2018
Our topics for September and October look at the theme of professional and career development.
21 September, 2018
I’ve previously shared a list of my choices for the best free online sites for students who want to learn English and, even though it’s two...
20 September, 2018
In this webinar Phil Dexter will present some different models of inclusion and identify the skills, knowledge and understanding that can...
18 September, 2018
This blog suggests balancing the ways of CPD through both face to face and online modes.
13 September, 2018
The OLLReN annual online conference takes place on Thursday 4 October 2018.
10 September, 2018
Today Online Professional Development can be as advantegous as face-to-face. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) learning platform called...
10 September, 2018
Applying approaches to Special Educational Needs is a moderated (tutored) online course designed and delivered by the British Council.
29 August, 2018
In my previous blogpost for LearningEnglish (Breaking up big grammar), I explained how I deal with big grammar points like 'Past habits' or...
28 August, 2018
Last year I found myself leading a large curriculum design redesign for an adult ESOL program in the U.S. Clocking in at six levels, from...
27 August, 2018
Undeniably, a coursebook is important for any language teacher, since it is considered to be a helpful guidance on how to teach its...
22 August, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for July 2018 goes to Gianfranco Conti and his post Patterns first - How I teach lexicogrammar (part 1...
15 August, 2018
Based on 1) ELT literature and research, 2) my experience teaching English and 3) my experience learning foreign languages (Arabic,...
14 August, 2018
Using Google Classroom and wikis to make learning English personal, relevant and engaging.
14 August, 2018
Gone are the days when language teaching was confined to using text books and prescribed course content. With the changing times, needs and...
10 August, 2018
Let us create the harmony in ELT!
8 August, 2018
How can you break up big grammar points when using a coursebook with a structural syllabus? Mark Trevarton shares his strategies.
6 August, 2018
Coursebook limitations and some solutions.
31 July, 2018
With so many ICT tools designed for education, it is important to make the right choices
31 July, 2018
We cannot "force-feed" our students; they should understand why they need this or that knowledge.
26 July, 2018
Coursebooks are only the beginning
26 July, 2018
To educate, empower and add value to life
24 July, 2018
Are we experiencing a surfeit of ICT at school?
23 July, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for June 2018 goes to Mike Astbury and his post Prepositions of place game – ghost hunt.
11 July, 2018
Keeping the needs and aspirations of the learners in view, the curriculum designers frame the syllabus for a given subject which eventually...
11 July, 2018
Teachers are responsible trusted adults. No man, woman or child is an island!
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28 September, 2008
Learning English in a group is much more effective than on a one-to-one basis
27 October, 2015
How to link lessons together
29 November, 2009
This blog looks at word order.
6 September, 2016
The ELT Council, Malta has published a free downloadable book, ‘Creativity in English Language Teaching’, edited by Daniel Xerri and Odette...
7 November, 2013
Ongoing evaluation in basic education
26 February, 2013
Dear Tanja,wrote...."Please do send more - do you have something which is a bit longer but similarly insightful? .... Sth like 250...
11 July, 2018
Keeping the needs and aspirations of the learners in view, the curriculum designers frame the syllabus for a given subject which eventually...
4 April, 2014
Dear Elena, I know how worried you are this August because you are a university graduate now and in just a few days you will set off on a...
15 September, 2015
Teachers Research! is a new kind of book for the field of English language teacher-research, containing stories arising from poster...
30 October, 2009
This is a module I wrote for teachers at upper primary stage in India.
15 December, 2009
I don't know what a railway journey is like in other countries but I know pretty well what it is like in India. I would like to share my...
12 May, 2015
We are pleased to announce three new EnglishAgenda continuing professional development webinars coming up in May.
24 November, 2017
There is a great variety of pedagogical applications of mobile technology in ELT. I would like to share a practical example to integrate...
6 June, 2008
Hello everyone, I've just posted a longish response to Jorgelina from Argentina about TBA and Young Learners at the end of my...
28 July, 2016
Is it better to let your lesson flow on and just react to whatever comes inside the class?
13 January, 2011
The title of this entry is the first sentence in Chapter 1 of Maryanne Wolf's book Proust and the Squid (2007). This is a very punchy...
15 June, 2009
In his landmark historical study of methods, Kelly (1969) argued that methodological choices are contingent on higher-level decisions at...
25 November, 2009
Over the last few weeks I have been busy delivering training presentations and workshops to help teachers use various free web based tools...
28 July, 2016
One of most well-known management philosophies in recent years has been Google's "20% time". This post is about an attempt to implement 20...
11 September, 2014
Applications for the 2015 ELTons are now being accepted. Now in their thirteenth year, the ELTons awards, run by the British Council and...
27 October, 2016
Have you produced an innovative and functional ELT product or service in the last two years?
15 June, 2017
Find out who won a British Council ELTon award for innovation in English Language Teaching products and services.
9 December, 2016
In ELT, and in education in general, there are many terms and phrases that seem to be ‘in fashion’ at a particular time.
10 August, 2009
How we teach must reflect how our students learn, it must also reflect the world they will emerge into. This is a world that is rapidly...
20 April, 2015
Children mirror their parents or caregivers. Students of all ages tend to copy their teachers.