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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)
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)
How to be a trainer  
tessateaser

In the first article I wrote for this guest writer spot, I looked at all the basic questions we can ask about being an English language teacher trainer, educator or mentor.

Average: 3.4 (18 votes)
Am I ready to be a teacher trainer?  
tessateaser

Experienced teachers sometimes ask themselves the question, 'Am I ready to be a teacher trainer?'

Average: 3.4 (26 votes)
Ongoing assessment - fun not fear!  
think9

In my experience of teaching juniors (6-11) and seniors (11-16) I have found that there is a notable difference in their attitudes to assessment.

Average: 3.5 (47 votes)
Eliciting  

Eliciting (elicitation) is term which describes a range of techniques which enable the teacher to get learners to provide information rather than giving it to them.

Average: 4.1 (33 votes)
Designing Business English programmes 3  

This is the final article in a three part series.

Average: 4 (53 votes)
Dogme: nothing if not critical  
Scott Thornbury

This is Scott Thornbury's second article for TeachingEnglish.

Average: 3.8 (46 votes)
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