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Arguing for words

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:06:47 +0000

This dictionary activity taken from Dictionaries, part of the OUP Resource Books for Teachers series, encourages lots of discussion, and gives students practice in creating associations as a means of learning vocabulary.

People in computing

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:12:10 +0000

This unit is taken from the new edition of Oxford English for Information Technology; a course for students of information technology and computing, or for people already working in the IT sector.

Solving problems with fluency 2

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:57:32 +0000

In Part 1 of this article, Will Forsyth analyzes the uses and benefits of fluency activities. Here he makes suggestions for solving the problems related to fluency activities.

The power of picture books

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:46:51 +0000

When I started teaching children, (almost 20 years ago!) there were hardly any EFL textbooks for children and I had to make my own materials.

What is happening in English?

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:34:40 +0000

In this article Michael Swan, author of Practical English Usage Third Edition, charts the changes in the English language.

Hopscotch

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:05:51 +0000

This activity has been taken from Listen and Do, part of the Oxford Basics for Children series, and helps young learners practise a set of words they are familiar with.

Solving problems with fluency 1

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:02:55 +0000

What are the uses and benefits of fluency activities? What problems are associated with fluency? In Part 1 of this two-part article, Will Forsyth, author of Clockwise Intermediate, explores the issues.

Internet activity

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:59:28 +0000

This activity is taken from The Internet and Young Learners, by Gordon Lewis.

Key concept - Register

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:35:05 +0000

For the last ten years ELT Journal has been publishing a feature called Key Concepts in ELT. The aim of the feature is to give readers a brief overview of a current topic in ELT and to suggest further reading to follow up some of the ideas presented.

Flashcard games

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:08:04 +0000

Flashcards are effective and easy to use, making them an ideal resource in the primary classroom. Here are ten simple ideas for using flashcards to present or revise vocabulary.