A Journey through the Language of Our Business
A Journey through the Language of Our Business Business language, like all language, evolves over time and reflects and shapes its environment. Having identified various strains of business language, I […]
Cultural Capital: Empowerment
Cultural Capital: Empowerment What is the status quo and why challenge it? Well, that’s a big question. The status quo basically refers to things as they are and challenging it […]
Have a Tea Party – Quick Tips for Kids’ Conversation Classes
Have a Tea Party – Quick Tips for Kids’ Conversation Classes “Mommy, can we have a tea party?” my daughter asked. I peered at her over my computer, papers strewn […]
Aviation English – A Brief Introduction
Aviation English – A Brief Introduction For many, the world of aviation has a mystical element; an elevated status born either of ignorance of the simple laws of physics or […]
Encouraging teenagers to use English in the Classroom
Encouraging teenagers to use English in the classroom “Can you say that in English?” “Ana and Pedro try to complete the activity in English.” “Remember to keep talking in English!” […]
Using language notebooks with young learners
Using language notebooks with young learners As teachers, we always want our young students to be more effective at recording language. How often do we feel a sense of hopelessness, […]
6 Valuable Systems that Help Online Teachers to Save Time
6 Valuable Systems that Help Online Teachers to Save Time. Will this Work ever End? When I began teaching online full-time in 2010 I remember trying to pack teaching, […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Jenny Bedwell
Jenny Bedwell Jenny has been working in EFL for the last 20 years, having taught English in several countries including the UK, Greece, Portugal, Hungary and Japan. She joined the […]
How to Be a Great Manager
How to Be a Great Manager The importance of spotting: Some people are good at generating ideas. Others collect them. I am a collector myself. I walk around with a ‘mental […]
Critical Thinking and English Language Teaching Pt. 2
Critical Thinking And English Language Teaching Critical thinking is not only definable but teachable. That’s good news in general, but does this mean critical thinking has a role in ELT? […]