Questions & answers

Distance learning

Rob Lewis — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:29:01 +0100

What are the essential differences between the teaching of English in the classroom (in the face-to-face mode) and teaching English by distance? How can we make teaching of English through distance learning effective?

Academic writing

Rob Lewis — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:03:39 +0100

Hi Colleagues, I'd be thankful if you could share with me your ideas regarding teaching writing
skills for IELTS academic applicants

Collaborative learning

Rob Lewis — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:13:24 +0100

Dear everyone, as teachers, I think we can be helped by our brighter students. Is it right to ask them to teach something to their peers, and how can they do that?

Student self-reflection

Lindsay — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:01:53 +0100

I know this is something that it's better to think about at the beginning of the year, but how can I get my students to reflect on how much they've learnt on their course without using formal tests?

Warmers

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:25:40 +0100

I have just finished a training course on planning, and our trainer told us about how important warmers are at the beginning of a lesson. Please can you give me some examples of warmers you can use? Thanks!

Test-teach-test

admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

I would like to find some information on what the test-teach-test approach involves, but I haven't been able to find much.

Writing phonetically

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

I have a question. What can a teacher do with a student who is brilliant at speaking and listening but who writes phonetically?

Memorizing vocabulary

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

I'm teaching at a middle school in Italy (students aged 11-14). Some of my students have problems with vocabulary and don't seem to be able to memorize the new words.

Accuracy and fluency

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

I am teaching English to post-graduates who have a high level of fluency in speech and writing, but who still make many simple grammatical mistakes in both areas.

Prepositions

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Students frequently see prepositions as wholly illogical and isolated bits of information, what can you do to stop the feeling of hopelessness that this can induce: a) in the way you present or practice prepositions?