How to Get Students to Speak in Class
How to Get Students to Speak in Class How to get students to speak in class ? Despite Steven Krashen’s famous methodology of language acquisition, in which he claims students […]
How Can We Communicate Effectively ?
How Can we Communicate Effectively ? Communication 101 – Mission Statements: How can we communicate effectively? “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place” said […]
Teaching English Through Drama
Teaching English through Drama To the average EFL teacher putting on a play with children in a foreign language may seem ambitious, especially when pupils are struggling with the basics. […]
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion If the title has shocked you, then I’m glad. If as a native English speaker (NS) you feel slightly offended, then I apologise, but […]
Presentation Ideas for ESL Students
Presentation Ideas for ESL Students Imagine a student standing in front of the class delivering a presentation. The student looks out and sees students playing on their smart phones, chatting, […]
Teaching Collocations – Best Approaches for Success
Teaching Collocations – Best Approaches for Success Teaching vocabulary in the ESL/EFL classroom can sometimes excite or it can sometimes frustrate teachers. In the scope of vocabulary learning, are there […]
IELTS Speaking – Grammatical Range and Accuracy
IELTS speaking – Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Welcome back to my IELTS speaking series looking at the speaking grading criteria. If you haven’t read the previous part of this series on […]
IELTS speaking – What is Cambridge Looking for? Part 2 – Lexical Resource
IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 2 – Lexical Resource. Hi everyone, welcome to the third installment of our analysis of IELTS speaking grading criteria. In my […]
IELTS Speaking: Part 1 – Fluency and Coherence
IELTS speaking: Part 1 – Fluency and Coherence In my last article, I gave a brief introduction to the IELTS speaking grading criteria. If you haven’t seen it, you might […]
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 […]