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	Articles These pages contain articles to help you think about the way you teach, and the principles that underpin your teaching. The articles are written by experienced teachers and ELT professionals on subjects as diverse as methodology, culture and vocabulary.

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These pages contain articles to help you think about the way you teach, and the principles that underpin your teaching. The articles are written by experienced teachers and ELT professionals on subjects as diverse as methodology, culture and vocabulary.

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Using texts constructively: what are texts for?
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Using poems to develop productive skills
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Listening for young learners
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Vocabulary and autonomy
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Revising lexis: quality or quantity?
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Culture Articles on culture - the fifth language skill?	Listening Do you know the difference between top down and bottom up?	Literature Articles on the use of literature in English teaching.
Methodology From TPR to Dogme: do you know your methodology?	Pronunciation Rhythm, word stress, connected speech and more.	Reading Re-think how you use reading texts with your students.
Resources Ideas for using music, videos, cuisenaire rods and more.	Speaking From evaluating speaking to encouraging more talking.	Vocabulary From noun phrases to delexicalised verbs and more.
Writing Think about how you teach writing in the classroom.

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