See our new topics for November/December 2019 and take a look at some of the best posts from the last two months.
31 December, 2019
14 December, 2019
Sometimes your students, due to mysterious reasons, finish activities faster than you thought they would.
10 December, 2019
Teenagers can be notoriously difficult to motivate. Yes, that's true. Instead of playing the blame-game and figuring out who is to blame...
24 November, 2019
Give teens an opportunity to talk (preferably about themselves), use digital technology and make choices and motivation is suddenly not so...
23 November, 2019
When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.
3 November, 2019
Is teaching teachers much the same as teaching students?
31 October, 2019
You learn to write better by reading. You learn to read better by writing. Reading and Writing work together to improve your ability to...
27 October, 2019
The idea of online professional development has been lingering in the world of education for quite some time, and yet a lot of teachers...
21 October, 2019
It is always a good idea to go beyond a grammar practice book and appeal to a learner’s individual experience
11 October, 2019
Be strategic to teach reading and writing skills-Nothing else!
7 October, 2019
How do we develop a learning environment where the grammar is learned through exploration without burnout? Keep reading for example...
3 October, 2019
How can ESL/EFL teachers motivate their students to develop reading and writing skills and keep them engaged
26 September, 2019
Have you ever thought of transforming your students into writers? Have you ever thought of developing a project in order to create a...
25 September, 2019
Storytelling and reading for pleasure are keys to developing reading and writing skills.
16 September, 2019
I’ve previously provided some ideas on how teachers can create the conditions for self-motivated students.
11 September, 2019
I love learning languages. In fact, you might say I'm something of a language-learning addict, having tried to learn bits of around 14 or...
9 September, 2019
In early 2018 I came across a job opportunity that looked really interesting! However, it also meant moving out of my comfort zone…
7 September, 2019
Check out our new blog topics for September and October 2019 and some highlights from the last two months.
31 August, 2019
Find the latest blog topics for July and August 2019 and take a look at some interesting posts from the last two months.
25 August, 2019
21st century skills are a real buzz-word. Let's see how we can make those easily form part of our lessons.
25 August, 2019
'The purpose of critical thinking is rethinking: that is, reviewing, evaluating, and revising thought.' Jon Stratton
21 August, 2019
Listening, hearing and understanding native speakers of English is quite a challenge!
19 August, 2019
Assessment, evaluation, measurement, grades, tests, marks and so on. Different words to talk about the same issue. But, should they be used...
18 August, 2019
In any language, there are basic linguistic skills that humans need to master in order to communicate effectively, and among those skills...
11 August, 2019
Listening skills are vital for any form of communication and ESL is no exception.
8 August, 2019
Assessment represents a gray area for all teachers - we constantly fear that we haven't fulfilled the learning objectives, and we ponder on...
5 August, 2019
Do our students get enough listening when they leave their classroom and how to encourage them to make use of the opportunities they have...
3 August, 2019
My top five end-of-year activities: Celebrating the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one!
I often tell my students that last lessons should be like first lessons as the beginning and end of year represent for me the two sides of...
16 July, 2019
Academic assessment in any educational institution at any educational stage should yield to an accurate and fair assessment.
16 July, 2019
21st century skills are not a new concept, although, at first glance, these skills sound otherworldly and virtually impossible to develop....
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31 December, 2019
See our new topics for November/December 2019 and take a look at some of the best posts from the last two months.
14 December, 2019
Sometimes your students, due to mysterious reasons, finish activities faster than you thought they would.
10 December, 2019
Teenagers can be notoriously difficult to motivate. Yes, that's true. Instead of playing the blame-game and figuring out who is to blame...
24 November, 2019
Give teens an opportunity to talk (preferably about themselves), use digital technology and make choices and motivation is suddenly not so...
23 November, 2019
When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.
3 November, 2019
Is teaching teachers much the same as teaching students?
31 October, 2019
You learn to write better by reading. You learn to read better by writing. Reading and Writing work together to improve your ability to...
27 October, 2019
The idea of online professional development has been lingering in the world of education for quite some time, and yet a lot of teachers...
21 October, 2019
It is always a good idea to go beyond a grammar practice book and appeal to a learner’s individual experience
11 October, 2019
Be strategic to teach reading and writing skills-Nothing else!
7 October, 2019
How do we develop a learning environment where the grammar is learned through exploration without burnout? Keep reading for example...
3 October, 2019
How can ESL/EFL teachers motivate their students to develop reading and writing skills and keep them engaged
26 September, 2019
Have you ever thought of transforming your students into writers? Have you ever thought of developing a project in order to create a...
25 September, 2019
Storytelling and reading for pleasure are keys to developing reading and writing skills.
16 September, 2019
I’ve previously provided some ideas on how teachers can create the conditions for self-motivated students.
11 September, 2019
I love learning languages. In fact, you might say I'm something of a language-learning addict, having tried to learn bits of around 14 or...
9 September, 2019
In early 2018 I came across a job opportunity that looked really interesting! However, it also meant moving out of my comfort zone…
7 September, 2019
Check out our new blog topics for September and October 2019 and some highlights from the last two months.
31 August, 2019
Find the latest blog topics for July and August 2019 and take a look at some interesting posts from the last two months.
25 August, 2019
21st century skills are a real buzz-word. Let's see how we can make those easily form part of our lessons.
25 August, 2019
'The purpose of critical thinking is rethinking: that is, reviewing, evaluating, and revising thought.' Jon Stratton
21 August, 2019
Listening, hearing and understanding native speakers of English is quite a challenge!
19 August, 2019
Assessment, evaluation, measurement, grades, tests, marks and so on. Different words to talk about the same issue. But, should they be used...
18 August, 2019
In any language, there are basic linguistic skills that humans need to master in order to communicate effectively, and among those skills...
11 August, 2019
Listening skills are vital for any form of communication and ESL is no exception.
8 August, 2019
Assessment represents a gray area for all teachers - we constantly fear that we haven't fulfilled the learning objectives, and we ponder on...
5 August, 2019
Do our students get enough listening when they leave their classroom and how to encourage them to make use of the opportunities they have...
3 August, 2019
My top five end-of-year activities: Celebrating the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one!
I often tell my students that last lessons should be like first lessons as the beginning and end of year represent for me the two sides of...
16 July, 2019
Academic assessment in any educational institution at any educational stage should yield to an accurate and fair assessment.
16 July, 2019
21st century skills are not a new concept, although, at first glance, these skills sound otherworldly and virtually impossible to develop....
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28 September, 2008
Learning English in a group is much more effective than on a one-to-one basis
29 November, 2009
This blog looks at word order.
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.
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...
30 October, 2009
This is a module I wrote for teachers at upper primary stage in India.
28 May, 2019
Teaching is communicating; Teaching is sharing; teaching is upgrading and updating.
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...
28 July, 2016
Is it better to let your lesson flow on and just react to whatever comes inside the class?
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...
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.
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...
10 March, 2018
In this article, which I decided to write in a “5-ways -to-do-things” style again, I would like to share my thoughts and ideas on how to...
3 November, 2019
Is teaching teachers much the same as teaching students?
4 December, 2009
This is a lesson plan entitled 'Role Models,' that I have been using with my students, it always works well and lasts the full hour.
23 January, 2019
If there is a will, there is a way. If there is no way, we have to find one. And if we can't find, we have to create one. 2018 was the life...
21 May, 2018
Speaking in English is something that many students find stressful or anxiety provoking.
6 April, 2019
Maps and language have always been closely related.
29 November, 2009
I would like to ask your opinion about an idea I had for the teaching of Spoken English.
4 November, 2008
Well, my third course has just finished and everything went quite smoothly.
23 November, 2019
When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.
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...
11 July, 2014
Homework… should we or shouldn’t we?
14 December, 2019
Sometimes your students, due to mysterious reasons, finish activities faster than you thought they would.
6 August, 2018
Coursebook limitations and some solutions.
13 February, 2018
Just as “every teacher is a teacher of SEN” according to the new code of practice, it seems to me that every ELT teacher is an Inclusive...
25 January, 2014
One activity I turn to very often, with different people and at different teaching stages, and that never fails to deliver, is called...
20 January, 2014
This is an activity which works at pretty much any level from Pre-Intermediate upwards.