Discover the latest blog topics for March and April 2019.
30 April, 2019
13 April, 2019
A Hornby Trust scheme to support small-scale projects to enhance teaching associations' work in low- and middle-income countries.
12 April, 2019
In my country Reflection is even a part of the regular teacher competence exams!
6 April, 2019
Maps and language have always been closely related.
5 April, 2019
Who said that Poetry was too complex and boring? I would like to share some activities that make poetry straightforward and even fun.
2 April, 2019
Freelance teachers can easily fall victim to their professional freedom if they do not reflect on the effectiveness of their work
1 April, 2019
Use some unusual and unexpected visual aids to motivate your students!
31 March, 2019
Creative writing is a skill and not a task. Like any skill it needs conscious effort and constant practice to improve and be polished.
31 March, 2019
Enjoy EFL sessions - Relax during the process!
The insistence from my end is always on enjoying the process rather than getting bogged down...
28 March, 2019
Planning an activity which fits all students is a utopian dream. But, if we keep our feet on the ground, we need to think about strategies...
26 March, 2019
Do you know if your teenage students are paying attention? The obvious answer could be: Yes, I know they are not. However, let´s see how we...
23 March, 2019
Do not over generalize your students' proficiency levels by making blanket classifications of good and bad students
22 March, 2019
Planning a broad outline for a sequence of lessons may be highly motivational!
19 March, 2019
Why can long-term class planning prove to be such a dispiriting task? I'll talk of how I re-orientated my didactic approach so that...
18 March, 2019
Our featured blog of the month award for February 2019 goes to ELT-Connect and their post 7 Fun Tasks for Classroom Debates.
13 March, 2019
The competition is open to students enrolled in any college or university in the world during spring 2019. The final deadline is 31 May...
9 March, 2019
Whereas the concept of 'creative writing' seems too vague and far from the real life, 'practical writing' definitely worth a shot.Our Gen-Z...
9 March, 2019
Every student needs to feel included in your classroom, and gesturing is the great equalizer. I model it, we do it together, and students...
8 March, 2019
Are you an English language classroom teacher, English language head teacher, supervisor or school leader? Wherever you are in the globe,...
7 March, 2019
It is possible to motivate everybody if they want to learn!
3 March, 2019
It is often difficult to get young learners closer to understanding the main purpose and development of an opinion essay.
28 February, 2019
Welcome to 2019. We have four new blog topics to start the new year, including some reflection on last year, your suggestions for using...
26 February, 2019
Service Learning is a methodological must. Its commitment with the community, as well as its development of non-cognitive competences,...
20 February, 2019
This is a great topic for discussion because although all of us teachers are busy teaching our students English, we cannot forget that...
19 February, 2019
An educated person today is one who knows how and where to find the necessary information.
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30 April, 2019
Discover the latest blog topics for March and April 2019.
13 April, 2019
A Hornby Trust scheme to support small-scale projects to enhance teaching associations' work in low- and middle-income countries.
12 April, 2019
In my country Reflection is even a part of the regular teacher competence exams!
6 April, 2019
Maps and language have always been closely related.
5 April, 2019
Who said that Poetry was too complex and boring? I would like to share some activities that make poetry straightforward and even fun.
2 April, 2019
Freelance teachers can easily fall victim to their professional freedom if they do not reflect on the effectiveness of their work
1 April, 2019
Use some unusual and unexpected visual aids to motivate your students!
31 March, 2019
Creative writing is a skill and not a task. Like any skill it needs conscious effort and constant practice to improve and be polished.
31 March, 2019
Enjoy EFL sessions - Relax during the process!
The insistence from my end is always on enjoying the process rather than getting bogged down...
28 March, 2019
Planning an activity which fits all students is a utopian dream. But, if we keep our feet on the ground, we need to think about strategies...
26 March, 2019
Do you know if your teenage students are paying attention? The obvious answer could be: Yes, I know they are not. However, let´s see how we...
23 March, 2019
Do not over generalize your students' proficiency levels by making blanket classifications of good and bad students
22 March, 2019
Planning a broad outline for a sequence of lessons may be highly motivational!
19 March, 2019
Why can long-term class planning prove to be such a dispiriting task? I'll talk of how I re-orientated my didactic approach so that...
18 March, 2019
Our featured blog of the month award for February 2019 goes to ELT-Connect and their post 7 Fun Tasks for Classroom Debates.
13 March, 2019
The competition is open to students enrolled in any college or university in the world during spring 2019. The final deadline is 31 May...
9 March, 2019
Whereas the concept of 'creative writing' seems too vague and far from the real life, 'practical writing' definitely worth a shot.Our Gen-Z...
9 March, 2019
Every student needs to feel included in your classroom, and gesturing is the great equalizer. I model it, we do it together, and students...
8 March, 2019
Are you an English language classroom teacher, English language head teacher, supervisor or school leader? Wherever you are in the globe,...
7 March, 2019
It is possible to motivate everybody if they want to learn!
3 March, 2019
It is often difficult to get young learners closer to understanding the main purpose and development of an opinion essay.
28 February, 2019
Welcome to 2019. We have four new blog topics to start the new year, including some reflection on last year, your suggestions for using...
26 February, 2019
Service Learning is a methodological must. Its commitment with the community, as well as its development of non-cognitive competences,...
20 February, 2019
This is a great topic for discussion because although all of us teachers are busy teaching our students English, we cannot forget that...
19 February, 2019
An educated person today is one who knows how and where to find the necessary information.
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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...
5 April, 2019
Who said that Poetry was too complex and boring? I would like to share some activities that make poetry straightforward and even fun.
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.