Beware the Costly Comma – A Short Guide to Comma Use
By Peter Read Those of us who teach English as a foreign language are only too well aware of the need to stretch our imaginations, as we attempt to explain […]
Vocabulary Teaching Strategies for English Learners
Vocabulary Teaching Strategies for English Learners It’s always the same, isn’t it? We do a lesson with all these fantastic words and phrases, which our students will need and find […]
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 […]
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching A few years ago Dr. Thomas Farrell gave a plenary talk at the KOTESOL International Conference. Among the many wonderful parts of […]
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners A 1-2-1 student of mine has just passed his (Hungarian B2 CEFR level) matura exam, in which he got 85%. […]
Reflections on My Experience of the CELTA Course
Reflections on My Experience of the CELTA Course Why did I complete a CELTA course? Having decided to stop working as an assistant head teacher in a challenging school in […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris Flora Debora Floris is a lecturer at the Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia where she teaches general English and language teaching methodology courses. She […]
Implementing Extensive Reading in the Classroom
Implementing Extensive Reading in the Classroom South Korea has become a hub for EFL in the past 20 or so years. Despite recent indications that this pulsating industry is on […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Simon Greenall
Phil Wade Interviews: Simon Greenall Simon Greenall has been an ELT textbook writer since 1982, is a past president of IATEFL and is currently an IH Trustee. He was on […]
ESL and Dyslexia – Some Techniques to Help Learners
ESL and Dyslexia – Some Techniques to Help Learners Sometimes you, as a teacher, know about them right away, as they will come into your classroom with an Educational Psychologist […]