In this section, you will find a number of blog posts, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Knowing the subject'. From primary-aged students to adult learners of English, the blog posts you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

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The significant 5 R’s in Vocabulary Teaching and Learning: Read, Review, Recycle, Reflect and Research.

ELT has witnessed significant improvement in classroom practices with the help of online teacher communities. (BC TeachingEnglish site, for example). From lesson plans to resources, creative ideas to teacher resilience stories, we constantly look forward to select ideas and modify them to mitigate our teaching style.

Let me pen down a few significant R’s that make Vocabulary Teaching and Learning interesting:

The power and importance of listening

In any language, there are basic linguistic skills that humans need to master in order to communicate effectively, and among those skills are reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Research and insight

Browse fascinating case studies, research papers, publications and books by researchers and ELT experts from around the world.

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