Where I Teach: Piraeus, Greece
By Vasiliki Lismani Since 2016, by Law (Government Gazette B’ 2419/ 5 – 8 – 2016), Greek students officially start learning English as a Foreign Language in the 1st Year […]
Reflection as an act of sharing and caring
By Vasiliki Lismani “Sharing is caring”. You might think “What a cliché!” but, as teachers we know that this is (or at least should be) our motto. Sharing is, by […]
Where I teach
By Nataliia Tkachenko I am a full-time English teacher at Taras Shevchenko Himnazia, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. It is a state school that combines primary, middle and high school that is common […]
Constructing a Rhizomatic Personal Learning Environment
By Nguyen Minh Trang Constructing a do-it-yourself website as a rhizomatic personal learning environment to promote learner independence, interdependence and self-motivation to convert case. The net generation With the rapid […]
Where I Teach in Ukraine
By Iryna Zuyenok Having graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk National University (Ukraine) 35 years ago, I have experienced all the jobs the awarded qualification allows me in the specialism area English […]
Integrating Global Issues in the Creative English Language Classroom
By: Magali Arteaga With reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Edited by: Alan Maley and Nik Peachey British Council 2017 208 pages ISBN 978-0-86355-855-9 It is undoubtedly true […]
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 daily basis. And with the spur […]
Using Personal Stories as Pedagogical Resources
Using Personal stories as pedagogical resources What do you do when you’ve been using the same grammar practice activities, worksheets, funny pictures, and PowerPoint games for a long time and […]
Covert Syllabus: What Else Do We Learn From Textbooks?
Covert Syllabus: What Else Do We Learn from Textbooks? A chilling ice-breaker It is the beginning of a new term and we start to plan the first lesson of the […]
Textbooks Are Great, But…
Textbooks are Great, But… Every once in a while as a teacher you encounter one of those classes or days. Your students are all glassy eyed and wilting and you […]