11 July, 2018
Teachers are responsible trusted adults. No man, woman or child is an island!
5 July, 2018
Our topics for July and August 2018 look at the theme of managing resources.
30 June, 2018
Our topics for May and June focus on classroom ideas and managing the lesson.
25 June, 2018
How to enjoy speaking continuously in the English language!
20 June, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for May 2018 goes to Cecilia Nobre and her post How to teach conversational lessons.
18 June, 2018
The use of mother tongue in the English class room has always been a contentious issue.
13 June, 2018
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jane a dull girl. All play and no work makes them dull too!
12 June, 2018
Class management, especially in English language classes, has always been a topic of discussion in online and on-site forums, workshops,...
10 June, 2018
Is it possible to adapt good old language games to play them online? I have made an attempt and here is my story
7 June, 2018
A good conversation class is the holy grail for most of us English teachers.
5 June, 2018
In international schools, students come from various linguistic backgrounds. In this scenario how can we teach students in their native...
30 May, 2018
The British Council ELTons Awards Ceremony and red carpet interviews will take place live and online on Monday 18 June, 1730-2030 UK time.
25 May, 2018
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using L1 when teaching an L2?
25 May, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for April 2018 goes to ELT Planning and their post DipTESOL: Introduction to the phonemic chart.
22 May, 2018
We give students a lot; are we sure they take it all in?
21 May, 2018
Speaking in English is something that many students find stressful or anxiety provoking.
21 May, 2018
Games are engaging ways to students to learn and review vocabulary.
16 May, 2018
Which language is to be considered L1 today?
15 May, 2018
Call for chapter proposals for a new British Council publication.
12 May, 2018
Children love rules and regulations!
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11 July, 2018
Teachers are responsible trusted adults. No man, woman or child is an island!
5 July, 2018
Our topics for July and August 2018 look at the theme of managing resources.
30 June, 2018
Our topics for May and June focus on classroom ideas and managing the lesson.
25 June, 2018
How to enjoy speaking continuously in the English language!
20 June, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for May 2018 goes to Cecilia Nobre and her post How to teach conversational lessons.
18 June, 2018
The use of mother tongue in the English class room has always been a contentious issue.
13 June, 2018
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jane a dull girl. All play and no work makes them dull too!
12 June, 2018
Class management, especially in English language classes, has always been a topic of discussion in online and on-site forums, workshops,...
10 June, 2018
Is it possible to adapt good old language games to play them online? I have made an attempt and here is my story
7 June, 2018
A good conversation class is the holy grail for most of us English teachers.
5 June, 2018
In international schools, students come from various linguistic backgrounds. In this scenario how can we teach students in their native...
30 May, 2018
The British Council ELTons Awards Ceremony and red carpet interviews will take place live and online on Monday 18 June, 1730-2030 UK time.
25 May, 2018
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using L1 when teaching an L2?
25 May, 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for April 2018 goes to ELT Planning and their post DipTESOL: Introduction to the phonemic chart.
22 May, 2018
We give students a lot; are we sure they take it all in?
21 May, 2018
Speaking in English is something that many students find stressful or anxiety provoking.
21 May, 2018
Games are engaging ways to students to learn and review vocabulary.
16 May, 2018
Which language is to be considered L1 today?
15 May, 2018
Call for chapter proposals for a new British Council publication.
12 May, 2018
Children love rules and regulations!
Pages
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...
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.