The Problem with Cambridge English Exams
General-View (eflmagazine.com) indicate a candidate’s competency in the contexts in which they need to use the language. Nevertheless, general proficiency is reflected more or less accurately by different types of […]
How NOT to Email Your Teacher, Professor or TA
Perhaps it is because midterms are fast approaching, but my sensitivity to the emails my students are sending me always has clear peaks and valleys. I am quite understanding at […]
How to Teach IELTS Speaking
How to Teach IELTS Speaking When you have to prepare your students for the IELTS exam, you’re up for a task that is far from easy, especially when it comes […]
Multiplayer Video Games: a Language-learning Opportunity
By: Terry Fredrickson Ask your students what they do in their spare time and, chances are, many of them will tell you they play video games. This is fun for […]
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 […]
Tools and Tips to Help Your Students Write an A+ Essay/Research Paper
Tory S. Thorkelson, M.Ed. More and more students are being asked to write undergraduate papers and yet, even where writing classes are offered, there is never enough time to cover […]
Interview with Ken Collins
Ken, we come from the same city of Newcastle upon Tyne England, share the same surname and have known each other you since you were twelve years old because of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Jenny Bedwell
Jenny Bedwell Jenny has been working in EFL for the last 20 years, having taught English in several countries including the UK, Greece, Portugal, Hungary and Japan. She joined the […]