Teaching Adult ESL – Some Tips

Teaching Adult ESL – Some Tips Every teacher has their tips and tricks for dealing with classes, regardless of the level, age or subject. Here are mine based on 20+ […]
TOEFL Is Not an English Test – These Are the Reasons

TOEFL Is Not an English Test – These Are the Reasons In September, 2005, ETS, the New Jersey-based company that designs and administers the TOEFL test, introduced an updated version […]
Elena Matveeva – Phil Wade Interview

Elena Matveeva – Phil Wade Interview Elena Matveeva has been teaching English in Russia since 1998. She has taught English courses at University, given private classes to students of different […]
ESL Placement Tests – An Analysis

ESL Placement Tests -An Analysis How accurate is the placement test at your school? How do you know? Can the data gathered through the placement test be used in other […]
The Growth Mindset and Language Learning

The Growth Mindset and Language Learning Luckily, there are a host of easy ways to slip in the growth mindset in education .Any teacher knows that one of the biggest […]
Plagiarism in Higher Education: What Do Students Need to Be Aware of?

Plagiarism in Higher Education: What Do Students Need to Be Aware of? Plagiarism, simply put, is using the work of another and trying to pass it off as your own […]
Phonetics and Phonology in the Teaching of Pronunciation

Phonetics and Phonology in the Teaching of Pronunciation Introduction The teaching of pronunciation has witnessed remarkable changes throughout the history of language teaching and learning. As one of the most […]
Teaching Phrasal Verbs – Lesson Planning

Teaching Phrasal Verbs – Lesson Planning Firstly, let me explain the thinking behind the teaching phrasal verbs (GA). Over the last forty years, I have become increasingly dissatisfied with conventional […]
Understanding IELTS and TOEFL Essay Rubrics

IELTS and TOEFL essay rubrics As teachers, it is helpful to use IELTS and TOEFL essay rubrics to guide our students to get top scores on their independent essays. However, sometimes […]
An Interview with Basil Tonks the Founder and CEO of Two Education Companies in Japan

Born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1966, Basil moved to Canada in 1969. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he pursued Asian Studies at the Graduate School of the […]