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In this section you will find articles from experienced teachers and ELT professionals on a wide range of subjects. Click the links below to select articles under each topic area.

Asking questions  
ru5

Asking questions is a natural feature of communication, but also one of the most important tools which teachers have at their disposal. Questioning is crucial to the way teachers manage the class, engage students with content, encourage participation and increase understanding.

Average: 4 (43 votes)
Peer observation  
think9_tn

All academic institutions have to demonstrate their commitment to providing effective teaching. Peer observation has an important part to play in this process.

Average: 3.7 (15 votes)
Throwing them in at ‘the deep end’  
article11

Syllabus writers - and teachers in general - commonly assume a ‘scaffolding approach’ to course design.

Average: 3.4 (23 votes)
Using news articles  
think8_tn

Topical news stories are a great source of teaching material. This article presents different ways to exploit news reports in the classroom and focuses on raising the level of involvement and participation that the students have in the lesson.

Average: 4.2 (20 votes)
Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)  
alanteaser

Creative writing normally refers to the production of texts which have an aesthetic rather than a purely informative, instrumental or pragmatic purpose.

Average: 3.8 (16 votes)
Extensive reading: why it is good for our students… and for us.  
alanteaser

In this, the first of two articles for TeachingEnglish, Alan Maley considers the benefits extensive reading can bring to English language learners and teachers.

Average: 3.7 (21 votes)
Conducting Feedback on Exercises and Tasks  
think7_tn

The term feedback can apply to a number of classroom situations and procedures, but here it refers to a range of techniques employed by the teacher to facilitate responses from the students to an exercise or task.

Average: 3.6 (21 votes)
Personal Learning Networks  
gavinteaser

Here is Gavin Dudeney's second exclusive article for TeachingEnglish.

Average: 3 (13 votes)
Simulated immersion  
Teaching English articles

I have often found that learners of all levels feel that there is inadequate time spent on listening in most language courses.

Average: 3.9 (40 votes)
On being resourceful...  
gavinteaser

This is the first of two articles by Gavin Dudeney for TeachingEnglish, during his month on the site as Guest Writer.

Average: 3.4 (17 votes)
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