EVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

EVE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

by Sue Leather Why EVE? It seems that the time is right for this kind of initiative. Good progress has been made already in the fight for parity for women […]

Where I Teach – Henan Polytechnic University

Where I Teach - Henan Polytechnic University

by Peter Hughes I teach at Henan Polytechnic University (HPU) in China. It is a beautiful campus, with Lotus flower lakes, rivers with black swans, hidden woods and peaceful parks. […]

Teaching Business English Courses Online

Delivering Online Classes for Busy Professionals

Teaching Business English Courses Online When I changed from classroom to online teaching, I thought I would be using much the same materials and methods as before, just on a […]

Online English Teaching and Uberfication

The Uberfication of Online ELT

Online English Teaching and Uberfication Learning with computers is nothing new as they have been used in language teaching since the 1980s, if not longer in specialist language areas. The […]

Creativity on Call: Empowering Learners’ Autonomy

Creativity on call: empowering learners’ autonomy

By Vasiliki Have you ever realized that some amazing things have happened completely unintentionally during our teaching practice, so spontaneously but yet so effectively that we can’t help thinking why […]

What We Lose When We Ban Students, Countries

What We Lose When We Ban Students, Countries

Enduring Lessons from a Welcome Center by Walter Fernando Balser, Ed.D. In the summer of 1999, I emerged from graduate school as a young social studies teacher ready to change […]

In Search of Christmas Present, Past and Future

Christmas comes; Christmas goes

By Philip Briggs Christmas comes; Christmas goes. And if you’re reading this in January or March, it’s gone. In which case, you’re now existing in a festive-free world – perhaps […]

Some Approaches to Teaching Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are often confusing for students, due to their idiomatic nature. Unfortunately, there is no quick formula for students to learn and understand them. There is no one rule […]

How to Start an Online Teaching Business

7 Steps to Creating a Successful Business by Teaching English Online

How to Start an Online Teaching Business The internet has revolutionized the way students learn. I am positive that creating an online course is the way to go for English […]