Articles
Read articles written by expert teachers and English language professionals about a wide range of current English language teaching topics and issues. All of our articles feature ideas and suggestions about how you can develop your teaching and bring new ideas into your English language classroom.
Monitoring
When your students are on-task and engaged in a speaking activity where are you and what are you doing? This article explores four simple tips to ensure efficient monitoring.
Managing the lesson
Setting up in the young learner classroom
This article looks at the techniques involved in setting up tasks in the young learner classroom with suggestions of how to implement them.
Managing the lesson
An introduction to reluctant talkers
Being faced with a class which won't speak can be very disappointing after all your planning. When there are rows of blank faces or questions that nobody will answer it can demotivating.
Managing the lesson
Establishing the ground rules
Good classroom management skills are essential to the smooth and efficient running of any classroom.
Managing the lesson
Managing reluctant talkers to get them speaking
This article explores how you can get the best out of your learners by managing what you do in the classroom.
Managing the lesson
Lesson planning
Planning lessons on your own for the first time can seem like a daunting task. This article offers practical advice on how to stage the lesson and choose topics, and what to do if you run out of time or material.
Planning lessons and courses
Course planning
Being able to plan an individual lesson, a scheme of work, or a course well, is one of the key skills that a teacher needs to have.
Planning lessons and courses
Lesson plans
Why should I write a plan? The best option is always to be prepared. Once you have prepared your lesson you will feel much more confident walking into the classroom and you will soon be able to relax.
Planning lessons and courses
Managing the lesson
The basics of lesson planning
Planning is one of those essential skills of the competent teacher, that develops over time. This article highlights why planning is important and what to consider when planning lessons.
Planning lessons and courses
The elements of a lesson plan
Part one of this article The basics of lesson planning outlined the rationale behind lesson planning. This article looks at some of the elements to consider when planning an actual lesson.
Planning lessons and courses