A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT
Acronyms in ELT : What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved…
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Three Classroom Activities to Promote Interactional Competence
Most EFL teachers are probably familiar with the stilted nature of the learner to learner conversational interaction. Low confidence, lack of vocabulary or grammar…
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5 Ways to Teach through Laughter
I cringed at what the teacher had done: laughed at a student. It’s fun sometimes to joke about students when they’re in on the…
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American, British, and Euro-English
Compared to other Indo-European languages, English grammar is rather uncomplicated. Verb conjugation by person, for instance, is virtually nonexistent; and unlike in German and…
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Abandoned Anxiety Attitude (AAA)
As many of you know, Asian students in particular, usually are painfully shy, especially when speaking in public, Figure 1. I recently delivered a…
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How NOT to Email Your Teacher, Professor or TA
Perhaps it is because midterms are fast approaching, but my sensitivity to the emails my students are sending me always has clear peaks and…
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The IELTS Is Not Academic Writing
Why the IELTS Does Not Teach Good Academic Writing Skills By Josh Gaston The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most popular…
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Stories of an English Teacher in Russia
Why are you going there? It’s dangerous!” These were the words of my manager at the law firm in the UK where I had…
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Mistakes Are Learning Opportunities
When we’re learning a foreign language, we are bound to make mistakes. As a teacher, I encourage my learners to take risks and praise…
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6 Awesome Ways Students Can Use Videos to Learn English
Imagine learning a new language, excitingly, and engagingly? Students that are active in their learning process are able to gain knowledge faster and retain…
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