NLP and Its Use in the Classroom

NLP and Its Use in the Classroom ‘The map is not the territory: we all have different maps of the world.’ This phrase used by NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioners nicely […]
Flipped Classroom ESL/EFL- Is It Relevant?

Flipped Classroom ESL/EFL – Is It Relevant? There is a lot of interest in the idea of the Flipped Classroom. It was even mentioned in the Horizon Report for Higher […]
Teach Verb Conjugation in English

Teach Verb Conjugation in English Many years ago, I was sitting in our teachers’ room, quietly planning my lessons. Outside in the corridor, I could hear somebody pacing up and […]
Teaching English with Pictures – 3 Activities

Teaching English with Pictures Summer is upon us, in the Northern hemisphere, so I’ve decided to give you some ideas that can be used in summer schools as well as regular […]
How to Write an IELTS Essay – Tips from an ESL Teacher

How to Write an IELTS Essay – Tips from an ESL Teacher: As an ESL teacher, I have coached hundreds of students and working professionals who aspired to study or […]
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 […]
Musical English – Teaching through Musicals

Musical English – Teaching through Musicals As a teacher, I often wondered how to inspire my students to love school and to encourage them to develop their skills and discover […]
TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold?

TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold? The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language […]
How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching

How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching This is an example of how to use a popular poem to engage students and improve pronunciation using old-fashioned but effective drilling. Benefits […]
Explain Grammar using Drawings

Explain Grammar using Drawings I have been using this activity for well over twenty years, but am really unsure of where it came from. I would love to credit the […]