Adapting ELT Textbooks for Students
Adapting ELT Textbooks for Students Course books are the mainstay of any course of English language study, providing the essential grounding in areas such as the four skills, vocabulary, grammar […]
Collocations Lesson – How to Teach
Collocations Lesson – How to Teach In my previous article for EFLmagazine.com, Taking a Chunk out of Vocabulary: Using Collocations (2015), I examined what collocation is and the benefits of […]
Louis von Ahn Interview with EFL Magazine
Louis von Ahn Interview with EFL Magazine Who is Luis von Ahn and what does he believe? I believe everyone should have access to high-quality education. As for who I […]
Promoting Learner Autonomy in One-to-One Lessons
Promoting Learner Autonomy in One-to-One Lessons Have you ever had the feeling that there’s not much left for you to do but watch your student’s rapid growth resulting from his […]
Teaching Adult ESL – Some Tips
Teaching Adult ESL – Some Tips Every teacher has their tips and tricks for dealing with classes, regardless of the level, age or subject. Here are mine based on 20+ […]
Teaching English One to One – Creating Comfort
Teaching English One to One – Creating Comfort In the purely linguistic sense, the notion of creating comfort is pretty much the same in one-to-one and group contexts. It is […]
Composition Writing Skills for the EFL/ESL Classroom
Composition Writing Skills for the EFL/ESL Classroom Nine years ago, I found myself having to rediscover how to teach writing to sophomores and higher level students for the first time […]
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors: an Introduction
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors: An Introduction What is IELTS? If you’ve never heard of IELTS, you’ll probably come across it sooner or later – it’s the world’s most popular English […]
Crafting Powerful Media for Your Business, with Laura Wilkes
Laura Wilkes is a video and podcast producer who helps educators record content to grow their community. Before becoming a producer and setting up Communicating for Impact, Laura taught English, […]
From JET to CEO: Ryan Hagglund on Building Successful Schools
Ryan Hagglund is the owner of MY English School , which operates nine locations in Yamagata and Hyogo prefectures, serving over 1,200 students, as well as Yamagata’s only English immersion […]