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…
Read MoreAs many of you know, Asian students in particular, usually are painfully shy, especially when speaking in public, Figure 1. I recently delivered a…
Read MorePerhaps it is because midterms are fast approaching, but my sensitivity to the emails my students are sending me always has clear peaks and…
Read MoreWhy the IELTS Does Not Teach Good Academic Writing Skills By Josh Gaston The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most popular…
Read MoreWhy are you going there? It’s dangerous!” These were the words of my manager at the law firm in the UK where I had…
Read MoreWhen we’re learning a foreign language, we are bound to make mistakes. As a teacher, I encourage my learners to take risks and praise…
Read MoreFor a teacher trained to teach older children, teaching very young learners is a challenging job. The methods and approaches used when teaching older…
Read MoreWith the increase of non-English speakers arriving in English-speaking countries, there is a growing need for language schools. So, setting up a school can…
Read MoreEnglish speaking media has become a truly global phenomenon. Whether it be blockbuster Hollywood movies or the latest pop single, English is by far…
Read MoreExplicit teaching is good teaching. The less students have to guess in terms of what they are expected to do, the more brainpower they…
Read Moreby Glenn G. Dahlem, Ph.D. All educators have long known about testing and pretesting based on using analogies. “Nine is to eighty-one as four…
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