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
One-to-One: Promoting Learner Autonomy
One-to-one: Promoting Learner Autonomy Have you ever had the feeling that there’s not much left for you to do but watch your student’s rapid growth resulting from his or her
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
Copernicus: Assessing English Skills
Copernicus: Assessing English Skills “The heavenly bodies do not all move round the same centre.” This is the first of seven axioms written down by the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
Who Owns ELT: ‘The Halo Effect’
Contributor Opinion: Who Owns ELT: ‘The Halo Effect’ Before you start reading Nick’s post, please watch the video below which explains ‘the halo effect’ Nick refers to in the article
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
The Five Verb Trick: Verb Conjugation in English
The Five Verb Trick: 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
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
Subject Raising: Do You Happen To Know?
Subject Raising: Do You Happen To Know? Subject raising is my all-time favourite English grammar structure. It’s one of the craziest things you can do in English, and yet it’s