Teaching English with Pictures – 3 Activities
Teaching English with Pictures Summer is upon us, in the Northern hemisphere, so I’ve decided to give you some ideas that can be used in summer schools as well as regular […]
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion
Contributor Opinion: The Native Speaker Delusion If the title has shocked you, then I’m glad. If as a native English speaker (NS) you feel slightly offended, then I apologise, but […]
Poor Memory and Learning Language
Poor Memory and Learning Language Many language learners blame their learning problems on a poor memory. In fact many give up just for that reason. The reality is that poor […]
What’s the Point of Articles in English?
What’s the Point of Articles in English? Many years ago, when I was a new teacher, I taught a 5-day one-to-one intensive English course with a manager called Dorota. Her […]
The Freelance Teacher: What Are Taglines?
The Freelance Teacher: What Are Taglines? And Why You Should Have One You’re standing at the conveyor belt in luggage collect at the airport waiting for your suitcase. The conveyor […]
NLP and Its Use in the Classroom
NLP and Its Use in the Classroom ‘The map is not the territory: we all have different maps of the world.’ This phrase used by NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioners nicely […]
Business English Negotiations – A Successful Lesson
Business English Negotiations – A Successful Lesson Why teach English in the Netherlands?I get asked this question quite often, and have a standard response ready: my mum is Dutch and […]
Teaching English in Taiwan – My Brief Guide
Teaching English in Taiwan – My Brief Guide This memory is one of many from a makeshift career that has lasted over 5 consecutive years and three countries, enjoying amounts […]