Socratic Circles in the EFL Classroom
Socratic Circles in the EFL Classroom The face of the EFL classroom is changing. Deep transformations are being introduced and tested practically on a…
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The Alphabet Franca
The Alphabet Franca There are about 46 different alphabets in use today and about 7,000 languages, excluding dialects.It is no surprise, therefore that at…
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Writing Creatively to Learn Adverbs
Writing Creatively to Learn Adverbs When it comes to grammar instruction, teachers often struggle with these questions: Do I teach my students the grammar…
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Phil Wade Interviews: Matthew Armstrong
Phil Wade Interviews: Matthew Armstrong Mathew has been teaching in Beijing for nearly five years. He has a CELTA from Language Link, Beijing and…
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The Dangers of The Diagnostic Test – What Happened Next?
The Dangers of The Diagnostic Test – What Happened Next? A couple of months ago, I wrote an article for this magazine about what…
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Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No Article in their L1
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No L1 Articles occur more frequently than any other word in the English language (“Word Frequency Data”)….
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Critical Readers in the Misinformation Age
Critical Readers in the Misinformation Age Did you know that Chicago was the most dangerous city in the US in 2014? I didn’t. I…
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How to Use Ready-Made Mind Maps in Your Business Classes
How to Use Ready-Made Mind Maps in Your Business Classes A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. It starts with…
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It Never Got Weird Enough for Me…So I Made It Weirder
It Never Got Weird Enough for Me…So I Made It Weirder It can get weird fast, teaching English, but as Hunter S. Thompson said,…
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Book Review: Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research
Book Review: Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research Identity issues for language teachers are like layers of an onion: the outer layer is personal…
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