My Path to Teaching English Literature
by Brian Collins I was 28 years old when I started teaching English in 2009. My TEFL career has led me to places such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ecuador, Poland, […]
H5P for Online English Teaching
H5P for Online English Teaching We are now living in an age where direct instruction is becoming passé. In Spring 2018, I created a questionnaire for 84 students and student […]
Vocabulary Teaching Strategies for English Learners
Vocabulary Teaching Strategies for English Learners It’s always the same, isn’t it? We do a lesson with all these fantastic words and phrases, which our students will need and find […]
Using Drawings to Help Explain Grammar
Michael Garry Smout I have been using this activity for well over twenty years, but am really unsure of where it came from. I would love to credit the author […]
Mathematics: It’s the Language That Counts
By Tony Grice Can you speak mathematics? Some linguists claim that mathematics has the design features of a language. Equations are the equivalent of sentences, +, =, ÷ etc. are […]
How to Create Great Materials for Your ESL Classroom
by Kia DeKou When I first started teaching over 20 years ago, the company I worked for was relatively new and didn’t have any resources to share with us. They […]
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 […]
How to Actively Engage Learners in Storytelling
How to actively engage learners in storytelling Storytelling is a teaching tool used with great success in any classroom, let alone the foreign language classroom. Students are fascinated and give […]
Teaching English Through Drama – Pantomime
Pantomime In the United Kingdom the famous ‘Panto’ season has started, with all the famous fairytales and folktales acted out in hilarious ways and with talented (and hard working!) casts. […]
Cultural Capital – Cultures of Silence
Cultures of Silence What if teachers were as important as academics, if not more important? What if classroom life, research and practice was at the core of educational policy decisions […]