From Confucius to Plato

From Confucius to Plato

by Peter Hughes As like many Universities in China, Open Lectures are often given by foreign teachers. I teach Civil Engineering and English to undergraduates in China at the Henan […]

Our Experience of Job Shadowing in Schools

Our Experience of Job Shadowing in Schools

by Suzana Poljak At the very beginning of an Erasmus+ programme, teachers in the Primary School, Juraj Dobrila in Rovinj in Croatia were given an opportunity to widen their horizons […]

Language Coaching in the 21st Century

Language Coaching in the 21st Century

Language Coaching in the 21st Century This article aims to provide an overview of language coaching today and clarify its role in EFL. There is a buzz in the EFL […]

Teaching Grammar Through Theater

Teaching Grammar Through Theater

Teaching Grammar Through Theater At first glance, teaching grammar and theater might seem at odds. A grammar-focused lesson generally aims to clarify a decontextualized rule such as how to use […]

Interview with Rachel Paling

Interview with Rachel Paling

Promoter of  Brain-Friendly Learning and Founder of Efficient Language Coaching By Sharyn Collins Rachel, first of all, many thanks for taking time out of your unbelievably busy schedule to do […]

Stories without End

Stories without End

by  Taylor Sapp Published by Alphabet Publishing As a teacher with more than 15 years experience in Japan and America teaching ESL students of all ages, and as someone who’s […]

Marjorie Rosenberg’s Journey in EFL

Marjorie Rosenberg's Journey in EFL

by Marjorie Rosenberg When I first came to Graz to take part in a programme for opera singers in summer 1975, little did I imagine that all these years later […]

Interview with Steve Hirschorn

Interview with Steve Hirschorn

by Sharyn Collins   40 years teaching and training, specialist in the history of ELT methodology, mentor to countless teachers and trainers, still innovating and poking the traditional ELT bear! […]

Let Your Students be Teachers

Let Your Students be Teachers

by  Paul McAleese Have you ever let students be the teacher in class? I have discovered that doing this can not only be really productive, but also very motivating for […]