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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.

	Using the Board
Do you have a blackboard, a whiteboard or an IWB? Whatever type of board you have in your classroom it is important to be organised and to put yourself in your students' shoes for a moment. Average: 4 (25 votes) Articles resources 4 comments Read more

	Using poems to develop productive skills
You and your students might already enjoy reading and listening to poetry in your own language and perhaps in English too. Poems are, after all, authentic texts. Average: 3.6 (34 votes) Poems poetry productive skills Articles literature Login or register to post comments Read more

Stirrers and settlers for the primary classroom

Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir' and when to ‘settle' children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on the one hand or bored on the other.

	Homework
Homework seems to be an accepted part of teachers’ and students’ routines, but there is little mention of it in ELT literature. The role of homework is hardly mentioned in the majority of general ELT texts or training courses, Average: 3.6 (54 votes) Articles methodology Login or register to post comments Read more

	A framework for planning a listening skills lesson
Listening is one of the most challenging skills for our students to develop and yet also one of the most important. Average: 3.4 (143 votes) Articles listening Login or register to post comments Read more

	Asking questions
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: 4.1 (48 votes) Articles methodology Login or register to post comments Read more

	Peer observation
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 (18 votes) Articles methodology 1 comment Read more

	Throwing them in at ‘the deep end’
Syllabus writers - and teachers in general - commonly assume a ‘scaffolding approach’ to course design. Average: 3.3 (26 votes) Articles methodology Login or register to post comments Read more

	Using news articles
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 (22 votes) Articles reading Login or register to post comments Read more

	Creative writing for language learners (and teachers)
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 (22 votes) Articles writing 16 comments Read more