Our blog topics for November and December 2018 look at the theme of innovations in education.
31 December, 2018
13 November, 2018
Who is to consult whom?
13 November, 2018
Why differentiate between NESTs and NNESTS in this scenario, where non-native teachers outperform native teachers in all aspects. It is...
11 November, 2018
Do you remember when you were a student? What kind of subjects did you have at school? How about your interests that time? How about...
8 November, 2018
Who's better? We all wonder! Should I hire a Native or a Non-Native speaker?
1 November, 2018
If you have Chinese-speaking, German-speaking or Spanish-speaking students in your class, why not ask them to do the Vocabulary Challenge?
31 October, 2018
The topic for this blog post reminds me of a multiple-part essay question: a number of different aspects must be considered and discussed!
31 October, 2018
I’ve been teaching professionally for ten years now, and for eight of those years I’ve been part of the online teaching community.
31 October, 2018
Our topics for September and October look at the theme of professional and career development.
30 October, 2018
Research is defined in the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary as a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts...
26 October, 2018
This webinar is aimed at teacher educators who are involved in mentoring colleagues. The presenter, Doina Fleanta, explores the skill of '...
25 October, 2018
As soon as It's cool to be a bit spooky this month, I decided to come out with 5 most thinly-veiled fears of the English teachers. Let’s...
25 October, 2018
Do you know how English, Spanish, Russian, German and Czech teachers happened to end up playing board games together on regular basis? Team...
21 October, 2018
The profession of the teacher requires continuing our development in order to always become better at what we do. What is the best way to...
18 October, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for September 2018 goes to English Teaching 101 and their post How to Use Kahoot as a Teacher
17 October, 2018
I have been teaching for more than ten years and every year a new class challenges me to find resources to meet their needs.
16 October, 2018
To write more blogs, read more blogs!
11 October, 2018
The job market has been undergoing significant changes over the past decade due to the rise of new technologies, and teaching jobs are no...
8 October, 2018
Being a member of a teacher association means continuous communication and sharing!
7 October, 2018
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog named Invest in yourself tipping other novice teachers on how to pursue professional...
5 October, 2018
Research is an inherently human trait! Human beings are naturally inquisitive.
28 September, 2018
The 17th British Council ELTons Innovations Awards are now open for applications.
23 September, 2018
First we learn, then we learn how to teach, and then we teach. This is one life-long process of sharing knowledge!
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...
21 September, 2018
This post discusses informal teacher-research as a means to maximize learning in language classrooms.
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31 December, 2018
Our blog topics for November and December 2018 look at the theme of innovations in education.
13 November, 2018
Who is to consult whom?
13 November, 2018
Why differentiate between NESTs and NNESTS in this scenario, where non-native teachers outperform native teachers in all aspects. It is...
11 November, 2018
Do you remember when you were a student? What kind of subjects did you have at school? How about your interests that time? How about...
8 November, 2018
Who's better? We all wonder! Should I hire a Native or a Non-Native speaker?
1 November, 2018
If you have Chinese-speaking, German-speaking or Spanish-speaking students in your class, why not ask them to do the Vocabulary Challenge?
31 October, 2018
The topic for this blog post reminds me of a multiple-part essay question: a number of different aspects must be considered and discussed!
31 October, 2018
I’ve been teaching professionally for ten years now, and for eight of those years I’ve been part of the online teaching community.
31 October, 2018
Our topics for September and October look at the theme of professional and career development.
30 October, 2018
Research is defined in the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary as a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts...
26 October, 2018
This webinar is aimed at teacher educators who are involved in mentoring colleagues. The presenter, Doina Fleanta, explores the skill of '...
25 October, 2018
As soon as It's cool to be a bit spooky this month, I decided to come out with 5 most thinly-veiled fears of the English teachers. Let’s...
25 October, 2018
Do you know how English, Spanish, Russian, German and Czech teachers happened to end up playing board games together on regular basis? Team...
21 October, 2018
The profession of the teacher requires continuing our development in order to always become better at what we do. What is the best way to...
18 October, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for September 2018 goes to English Teaching 101 and their post How to Use Kahoot as a Teacher
17 October, 2018
I have been teaching for more than ten years and every year a new class challenges me to find resources to meet their needs.
16 October, 2018
To write more blogs, read more blogs!
11 October, 2018
The job market has been undergoing significant changes over the past decade due to the rise of new technologies, and teaching jobs are no...
8 October, 2018
Being a member of a teacher association means continuous communication and sharing!
7 October, 2018
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog named Invest in yourself tipping other novice teachers on how to pursue professional...
5 October, 2018
Research is an inherently human trait! Human beings are naturally inquisitive.
28 September, 2018
The 17th British Council ELTons Innovations Awards are now open for applications.
23 September, 2018
First we learn, then we learn how to teach, and then we teach. This is one life-long process of sharing knowledge!
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...
21 September, 2018
This post discusses informal teacher-research as a means to maximize learning in language classrooms.
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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
7 October, 2018
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog named Invest in yourself tipping other novice teachers on how to pursue professional...
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...