Although we now live in a high tech world and have access to a variety of teaching aids, there is one aid that is convenient, portable,...
5 April, 2004
28 November, 2003
This article gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for...
30 October, 2003
This is the second of two articles that deal with the topic of intercultural awareness and learning. The first article - Intercultural...
23 October, 2003
This is the first of two articles that deal with the topic of intercultural awareness and learning. This article sets out the...
8 October, 2003
The communicative approach to language learning stresses the need for meaningful communication, emphasising that if students have a genuine...
13 August, 2003
Planning 1 outlined the rationale behind lesson planning. This article looks at some of the elements to consider when planning an actual...
7 August, 2003
As mentioned in Error Correction 1, students can differ greatly in their attitude to producing spoken English. Some are only interested in...
16 July, 2003
When it comes to error correction we are dealing with one individual's reaction to a student's piece of writing or utterance. This...
1 July, 2003
This is the second part of an article looking at the theories of language which form the foundations of the lexical approach to teaching...
1 July, 2003
This is the first part of an article looking at the theories of language which form the foundations of the lexical approach to teaching...
25 June, 2003
E-learning sites range from static Web pages to interactive learning classrooms. This article concentrates on interactive learning...
6 June, 2003
Many teachers who have tried to take an English class onto the internet have often come back with a similar problem - students who are...
2 May, 2003
Group and pair work (henceforth group work) are so much a part of our everyday teaching routine that we hardly pause to think before...
24 April, 2003
The world wide web offers a myriad of opportunities for authentic English reading texts.
20 February, 2003
In this, and an earlier article, we look at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development...
13 February, 2003
In this, and a following article, we'll be looking at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own...
5 February, 2003
Many of us may be familiar with aspects of the Silent Way, mainly because in recent years it has been popular to use "Silent Way"...
13 December, 2002
If you would like to set up an out-of-class English Learning Circle with your students, here are 8 things you need to consider:
5 March, 2002
Getting students to use English with each other is a problem which is often difficult to overcome. Learning Circles are one way to help...
5 March, 2002
Not all self-access ideas need to cost a fortune. Here are a few ideas for how you might develop resources in your school.
5 March, 2002
What is a self-access centre, why might your students benefit from using one, and how might you go about setting one up in your school.
5 March, 2002
Planning is one of those essential skills of the competent teacher.
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5 April, 2004
Although we now live in a high tech world and have access to a variety of teaching aids, there is one aid that is convenient, portable,...
28 November, 2003
This article gives an overview of the topic of collocation in English language teaching and shows how this is a key area of study for...
30 October, 2003
This is the second of two articles that deal with the topic of intercultural awareness and learning. The first article - Intercultural...
23 October, 2003
This is the first of two articles that deal with the topic of intercultural awareness and learning. This article sets out the...
8 October, 2003
The communicative approach to language learning stresses the need for meaningful communication, emphasising that if students have a genuine...
13 August, 2003
Planning 1 outlined the rationale behind lesson planning. This article looks at some of the elements to consider when planning an actual...
7 August, 2003
As mentioned in Error Correction 1, students can differ greatly in their attitude to producing spoken English. Some are only interested in...
16 July, 2003
When it comes to error correction we are dealing with one individual's reaction to a student's piece of writing or utterance. This...
1 July, 2003
This is the second part of an article looking at the theories of language which form the foundations of the lexical approach to teaching...
1 July, 2003
This is the first part of an article looking at the theories of language which form the foundations of the lexical approach to teaching...
25 June, 2003
E-learning sites range from static Web pages to interactive learning classrooms. This article concentrates on interactive learning...
6 June, 2003
Many teachers who have tried to take an English class onto the internet have often come back with a similar problem - students who are...
2 May, 2003
Group and pair work (henceforth group work) are so much a part of our everyday teaching routine that we hardly pause to think before...
24 April, 2003
The world wide web offers a myriad of opportunities for authentic English reading texts.
20 February, 2003
In this, and an earlier article, we look at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development...
13 February, 2003
In this, and a following article, we'll be looking at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own...
5 February, 2003
Many of us may be familiar with aspects of the Silent Way, mainly because in recent years it has been popular to use "Silent Way"...
13 December, 2002
If you would like to set up an out-of-class English Learning Circle with your students, here are 8 things you need to consider:
5 March, 2002
Getting students to use English with each other is a problem which is often difficult to overcome. Learning Circles are one way to help...
5 March, 2002
Not all self-access ideas need to cost a fortune. Here are a few ideas for how you might develop resources in your school.
5 March, 2002
What is a self-access centre, why might your students benefit from using one, and how might you go about setting one up in your school.
5 March, 2002
Planning is one of those essential skills of the competent teacher.
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26 March, 2014
Teaching Unplugged is the term used for a teaching method and philosophy which has three primary aims: teaching through conversation,...
7 February, 2005
In my previous article Test writing I looked at some of the difficulties of writing good tests and how to make tests more reliable and...
31 January, 2005
If you think taking tests is difficult then you should try writing them! Writing a good test is indeed quite a challenge and one that takes...
15 March, 2011
This article will ask why we test learners of English.
9 May, 2005
One of the enormous benefits of the Internet has been the accessibility of loads and loads of English texts for teachers to use with their...
3 October, 2007
This is the third in a series of four articles on transforming activities for creativity. The first introduced the concept of creativity in...
2 May, 2005
For too long now the verb phrase has been the dominant focus of attention in course books, syllabuses, and teacher training programmes.
5 April, 2004
Although we now live in a high tech world and have access to a variety of teaching aids, there is one aid that is convenient, portable,...
23 March, 2006
This article is in two parts. The first part will look at some of the shifts and trends in theories relating to reading. The second part...
29 March, 2006
This article is the second of two parts. The first part looked at some of the shifts and trends in theories relating to reading. This...
13 April, 2005
In this article I want to share with you a major thinking frame, that has been of great use to me in my teaching and that comes from the...
17 May, 2005
In this series of articles I want to explore with you a number of different filters you can fix onto the lens of your thinking camera.
13 January, 2010
Syllabus writers - and teachers in general - commonly assume a ‘scaffolding approach’ to course design.
8 January, 2010
Topical news stories are a great source of teaching material. This article presents different ways to exploit news reports in the classroom...
13 February, 2003
In this, and a following article, we'll be looking at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own...
20 February, 2003
In this, and an earlier article, we look at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development...
12 May, 2010
I consider the greatest problem facing me as a language teacher is knowing how to motivate my students: how to get them past the hurdle of...
3 November, 2010
Exactly five years ago this month, the video-sharing site YouTube was officially launched to the public. Since then, the site and others...
15 December, 2011
This article looks at ways to improve your students' abilities to both explore, store and use vocabulary.
26 July, 2004
Traditional and holistic syllabuses reflect different views of language and language learning and teaching. Both viewpoints are quite valid...
16 December, 2008
Teaching with minimal resources can seem a daunting prospect for those of us lucky enough to work with coursebooks, photocopiers, audio and...
11 October, 2004
Vocabulary is crucial for getting meaning from a written or oral text. Without knowledge of key vocabulary in a text, a learner may have...