The Recent History of Pronunciation Teaching in English Language Teaching
by Steve Hirschhorn In Europe, pronunciation teaching prior to the late 19th c relied largely on imitation along with approximations derived from spelling and so, unsurprisingly, little was written on […]
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners A 1-2-1 student of mine has just passed his (Hungarian B2 CEFR level) matura exam, in which he got 85%. […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Matthew Armstrong
Phil Wade Interviews: Matthew Armstrong Mathew has been teaching in Beijing for nearly five years. He has a CELTA from Language Link, Beijing and a Trinity DipTESOL from Oxford House, […]
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No Article in their L1
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No L1 Articles occur more frequently than any other word in the English language (“Word Frequency Data”). Unfortunately, however, they remain a persistent […]
Critical Readers in the Misinformation Age
Critical Readers in the Misinformation Age Did you know that Chicago was the most dangerous city in the US in 2014? I didn’t. I would have thought it was some […]
Teaching Grammar in the Post Communicative Approach Era
Teaching Grammar in the Post Communicative Approach Era Grammar. To teach or not to teach? This has been the question that language teachers have asked themselves for ages. It has […]
An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words
An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words Error-correction has long been a domain for debate and a persistent bane of teachers’ life. In fact, error-correction […]
False Friends in the Dutch and Spanish Classroom
False Friends in the Dutch and Spanish Classroom This piece is all about false friends: what they are and how they can be used in lessons and beyond. It will […]
Encouraging teenagers to use English in the Classroom
Encouraging teenagers to use English in the classroom “Can you say that in English?” “Ana and Pedro try to complete the activity in English.” “Remember to keep talking in English!” […]
All About Early Years in ELT
All About Early Years in ELT. […]