Jenny Dooley on Running a 500-Person ELT Publishing Company

Today’s guest is Jenny Dooley. Jenny chats about her company, Express Publishing, and where and how she’s found success in entrepreneurship, management, and leadership. Bio Jenny Dooley, President of Express […]
Some Ideas for Using Lead-Ins in Your Classroom

Do you ever create your own lead-ins? Open most coursebooks and you will notice that new sections often start with one or two questions related to the topic of the […]
Reconsidering Quizlet

In 2017, I co-wrote an article, Quizlet – Create Engaging Vocabulary Study Sets, about the basics of using Quizlet to assist students with vocabulary acquisition. Since then, Quizlet along with […]
Technology in Education: How Technology Can Benefit Students and Educators

By Callum McPhillips Technology is constantly evolving. As technology develops, children are developing skills outside of the classroom by utilising new forms of technological apps and devices. Whether it’s a […]
Learning through Play: How Gamification Keeps Children Interested in Learning

by Mark Pemberton Mark Pemberton, former ELT teacher and co-founder of Studycat, discusses how a blend of game-based learning, both on and offline, is helping children learn languages and connect […]
Some Tips on Supporting Blended Learning

By John Allan Scenario I teach in a mixed gender technical college in the Middle East. The majority of students are in their twenties pursuing engineering, business, information technology, health […]
Interview with Guillaume Catella

The founder of Bilingua, a language exchange and learning companion app, connecting learners based on similar interests or personalities. By Sharyn Collins Hello Guillaume. You now work in the field […]
Psychology and ELT: 3 Lessons For Our Field

Psychology and ELT: 3 Lessons For Our Field What can Kobi the Great Teach us? Case Study – Kobi: The name is Takeru Kobayashi. You haven’t heard of him, […]
Applying Gamification Techniques To Teaching Adults

Applying Gamification Techniques To Teaching Adults Gamification – the use of game mechanics in non-game situations – has recently become something of a buzzword in different industries. Even so, many […]