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.
A creative approach to language teaching. A way to recognise, encourage and appreciate students' contributions to language classes
In this extract, Libor Stepanek presents 'The creative approach to language teaching', which has been developed, tested and successfully implemented at Masaryk University Language Centre.
Planning lessons and courses
Managing the lesson
Ideas for using the coursebook creatively
In this extract, Brian Tomlinson looks at why we should be creative with our coursebook and suggests some interesting ideas for teachers to experiment with in class.
Planning teacher learning
Using 21C skills or core skills
Creative ways to teach vocabulary
In this extract Judit Fehér gives tips to teachers on how to integrate creativity into everyday classroom practice.
Using 21C skills or core skills
English teaching in the post-truth era
Post-truth, fake news, alternative facts, truth isn’t truth… there is no doubt that when future historians look back at this time, one of the main themes will be the strange relationship between politicians, the media, the public, and facts.
Using 21C skills or core skills
Creating a positive learning environment
Discover strategies for creating a positive learning environment with this self-access development resource.
Managing the lesson
Understanding and engaging with neurodiversity
Develop your understanding of using inclusive practices in the classroom by examining the concept of diversity and inclusion.
Using inclusive practices
Strategies for written feedback
Develop effective feedback strategies for students' writing with our self-access training or downloadable resources for the training room.
Assessing learning
What is inclusion and how do we implement it?
We all seem to talking about inclusion and the importance of it.
Using inclusive practices
A day in the life of a teacher in a non-specialist school
I started working as a teacher of English and drama at a primary school in Hamburg last September, after working in the private sector for 15 years.
Using inclusive practices
Raising awareness of diversity in the language classroom
In most groups of learners there will be some obvious differences that everyone can see (e.g. age, gender, ethnicity).
Using inclusive practices