The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT
Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]
Teaching ESL Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students
Teaching ESL Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students For teachers involved in the learning and preparatory process with students of upper-intermediate level, aiming at a B1/ B2 degree, the challenge of overcoming […]
Elocution Teaching and Its Place in ELT
Elocution Teaching and Its Place in ELT Tiptoeing through the minefield of international business communication in itself is already stressful enough, as speaking another language is not merely about learning […]
English for Specific Purposes in Vocational Schools
By Maja-Barbara Kokot The subtitle I borrowed from Hutchinson and Waters represents the gist of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and its guiding principle. ESP is not a recent […]
Engaging Students in an Intensive Reading Class
by Sandi Ferdiansyah Reading in English as a second or foreign language can become a daunting task for language learners. In fact, they need to deal with a bundle of […]
Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry
Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry When I say the word “poetry” in class, I am often met with a sonorous groan. As a fan of poetry, this always breaks my […]
Break Free From the Pitfalls of Acquiring English
by David Perrodin The symbolism used by the Greek philosopher Plato to describe our illusions of the world in “The Allegory of the Cave” focus on the fact that the […]
Interview with Arkady Zilberman
Creator of the Training English Skills System by Sharyn Collins Hello Arkady, thank you very much for doing this interview. You seem to have had a very interesting life. Where […]
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom “All students are entitled to attend and participate in foreign language classes. Thus today’s foreign language educator … has the task to meet […]
What Does the Future Hold for TH Sounds?
By Jonathon Owen The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language (L1) does not include them. The likelihood […]