10 Pre-Reading Activities

10 Pre-Reading Activities

There was a great article published recently on 10 pre-listening activities by Hall Houston. This inspired me to contribute to this article that has 10 fun and engaging pre-reading activities. […]

Using Coaching Techniques In ELT

Using Coaching Techniques In ELT

Using Coaching Techniques in ELT I have been a language trainer here in France for over 20 years now, having started by learning Lozanov’s suggestopaedic method back in the early […]

Unconventional: Publishing With The Round

Publishing With The Round

Publishing With The Round In this post, I discuss my experiences of publishing an ELT book through alternative methods and address the questions I asked myself during the process. The […]

E-learning Design Principles

E-learning Design Principles “Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.” -D.H. Lawrence Online teaching and elearning design are fascinating niches for those who like […]

Teaching Business Writing Online

Teaching business writing

Teaching Business Writing Online Online teaching is becoming a key skill in Business English training. I’ll be talking specifically about live face to face lessons delivered via video conferencing technology, […]

How to Get Students to Speak in Class

How to Get Students to Speak in Class

How to Get Students to Speak in Class How to get students to speak in class ? Despite  Steven Krashen’s famous methodology of language acquisition, in which he claims students […]

Copernicus Hunts For Teachable Moments

Copernicus Hunts For Teachable Moments

Copernicus Hunts For Teachable Moments What is a teachable moment? In “The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Creating Teachable Moments” (a science education book published earlier this year), Rodger Bybee describes […]

Teaching English Through Drama

Teaching English Through Drama

Teaching English through Drama To the average EFL teacher putting on a play with children in a foreign language may seem ambitious, especially when pupils are struggling with the basics. […]