Decoding the IELTS and TOEFL Essay Rubrics
IELTS and TOEFL essay rubrics As teachers, it is helpful to use IELTS and TOEFL essay rubrics to guide our students to get top scores on their independent essays. However, […]
Cubing: Recharging the Power of Brainstorming
“My family had to escape from our country because of it.” My EAP (English for Academic Purposes) class had ‘cubed’ the lesson topic – describing, comparing, analysing, arguing, telling a […]
Academic English Collocations: ColloCaid
Academic English Collocations: ColloCaid Teachers, editors, proof-readers, or indeed anyone who regularly reviews texts can confirm that many writers struggle when choosing word combinations which sound natural. In general, choosing […]
Teaching Tracks: Top Ten
Teaching Tracks: Book Review: Chris Walklett, I first came across Chris Walklett’s work in the academic presentations and conference appearances he made in the years leading up to this publication. […]
Useful Tips and Resources for Teaching Phrasal Verbs
By Sama Alkhalili Whether you teach ESL in classrooms or privately, you know that phrasal verbs can be a challenge to learn. Not only are there thousands of them, but […]
A Sure-Fire Way to Teach Collocations
Would you like me to show you a sure-fire method to teach English to your students? Something that would not only give them a much-needed confidence shot in the arm […]
To Collocate or not to Collocate?
By Kiki Xynta My Experience When I was invited to write the article for this magazine, I thought it would be a great opportunity to offer some of the experience […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of the One to One Lesson, from the Point of View of a Learner
By Eve Conway They say that teachers make the worst students to which I can attest myself. As much as I encourage my own students to study hard and go […]
The Five Guiding Principles of Vocabulary Learning
by Yoanis Ulloa Tejera Vocabulary is vital to express meaning. Teaching English vocabulary, an important field in language teaching, is worthy of effort. For students to acquire reading, listening, speaking […]
Fluency MC Song and Video Activity Book
Fluency MC Song and Video Activity Book You Have It In You You don’t much like to sing in class and neither do your young adult learners. Last time you […]