The Three Pillars of a Sound Learning Objective
The Three Sound Pillars Of A Learning Objective The biggest mistake a teacher can make is entering the classroom without knowing what he or she is going to teach. That […]
An ‘Out Of The Blue’ Lesson Plan
An ‘Out Of The Blue’ Lesson Plan We all have to cover for our colleagues from time to time. And sometimes it happens with only a moment’s notice. I had […]
How to Read Actively – A Student’s Perspective
How to Read Actively – A Student’s Perspective I have been in love with foreign languages like French, Spanish and English. Since I was a young learner, I viewed reading […]
Sources of Feedback on Your Teaching
One of the most important things to a positive career in education is professional development—essential to maintaining a high standard of teaching at all times. If you’re lucky, you might […]
Teacher Talk Acts, Not Teacher Talk Time
Teacher talk acts, not teacher talk time Student Centred Learning. Buzzword de rigueur. It’s a principle that, of course, I wholeheartedly endorse, and I travel around the country talking about […]
Book Review: Penny Ur’s 100 Teaching Tips
I received a small package from Cambridge University Press last week and was eager to open it up and see what I had received. Sure enough, as I was expecting, […]
Activities to Improve Listening Skills
Activities to Improve Listening Skills Listening is of course a vital skill to develop to enable our students’ language abilities and course book writers are right to include a good […]
Selling Courses On Udemy
Selling Courses On Udemy Here’s a crazy sentence – I’ve always believed that educators work harder than others. Why? When the teaching day is over for an educator, the workday […]
Getting Started As an Online Teacher
English learners are moving online in ever increasing numbers. They spend hours on YouTube watching videos in English; they use social media to connect with other learners; and they buy […]
Collocations Lesson – How to Teach
Collocations Lesson – How to Teach In my previous article for EFLmagazine.com, Taking a Chunk out of Vocabulary: Using Collocations (2015), I examined what collocation is and the benefits of […]