Articles

Group of diverse young learners working together in class

The truth behind learning styles

Did you know that learning styles theory is a myth, according to research?

A young learner focussing on a book in class

Form focus and recycling: getting grammar

In my last article, Reading for Information: Motivating learners to read efficiently, I referred to four stages in a task-based reading lesson.

A young female Asian student smiling at a desk

Techniques for priming and recycling

A four stage methodology for reading.

In Reading for Information, and Form focus and recycling, I have proposed a four stage methodology for teaching reading.

Teacher helping young children with reading in a classroom

Techniques for form focus after reading

In my last article, Reading for Information: Motivating learners to read efficiently, I referred to four stages in a task-based reading lesson

Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

If you already work in the EAP sector, or are interested in starting to work in the sector, there is information here to help you.

Scott Thornbury - Seven things beginning with M

In this talk, Scott Thornbury looks at some of the basic principles of learning and education.

Writing and young learners

In this article, Wendy Arnold and Rosie Anderson explore ideas around developing writing skills with young learners.

Reading and Young Learners

In this article, Wendy Arnold and Fiona Malcolm explore why we need to develop reading skills with young learners and offer tips and advice on how we can do it.

Keith Kelly: COOP E-CLIL Collaboration between language teachers and subject teachers

This article describes a training event for CLIL teachers in Salzburg Austria, in November 2015 with a focus on CLIL cooperation between language teachers and subject teachers. All of the 100 participant teachers were from Technical and Vocational High Schools (HTLs) around Austria.