EdAgree: Supporting International Students to Graduation and Beyond
Marlowe Johnson is the CEO of recently launched Educational Testing Service (ETS) subsidiary EdAgree, a company that is dedicated to optimizing long-term outcomes for international students, supporting their journey from research to […]
Simon Moran on the Franchisee Option for ELT Entrepreneurs
Today’s guest is Simon Moran. Simon is the owner of www.modernenglish.net, and has been a successful franchisor for nearly 20 years. I chat to Simon about his background and the […]
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 and developed a whole range of […]
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary, Spontaneous Speech?
“A word is not just the sum of its individual sounds; just as connected speech is not just the sum of its individual words.” (Underhill, 1994 p. 58) Why do […]
Incorporating the Best-Available Social Network into your Course Design
By: Elliot Patton When I came to Japan to teach at my current university in 2011, the application known as LINE did not yet exist. At that time, many students […]
The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT
Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]
Super Tutors: Are They Reshaping EFL?
Super Tutors: Are They Reshaping EFL? Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of private tutors, both globally and the UK. It remains […]
Interview with Steve Hirschorn
by Sharyn Collins 40 years teaching and training, specialist in the history of ELT methodology, mentor to countless teachers and trainers, still innovating and poking the traditional ELT bear! […]
The Gaming of the IELTS Test
by David Buckley For the last 20 years, there has been a sharp rise in the number of Chinese students taking the IELTS test every year. Last year alone, half […]
What Generates the Global Desire to Learn and Speak English……?
By Peter Read As EFL teachers the world over, we are acutely aware that English is the world’s dominant language and is spoken by an estimated 400 million people throughout […]