Four Never-to-Be-Forgotten Principles of Adult Learning
When teaching private classes, one may inevitably have to teach adults. The method in which adults learn, called andragogy, is a lot less talked about when compared to pedagogy, the […]
From Teacher to Programmer
By Mélanie L. Sisley Ever watch someone completely absorbed by a computer game? Ever wonder what it would take for you to get your students’ attention with that amount of […]
Engaging Students in an Intensive Reading Class
by Sandi Ferdiansyah Reading in English as a second or foreign language can become a daunting task for language learners. In fact, they need to deal with a bundle of […]
Book Review: Refugee Tales
David Herd & Anna Pincus (Eds.) Comma Press 2019 ISBN 1912697114 EDL: Teaching English as a Detention Language ‘You, me and those who came before’* By Elizabeth Bekes** Refugee Week […]
The Only Way for Language Acquisition to Take Root
David D. Perrodin The wonderful Dr. Willy A. Renandya from the National Institute of Education, Singapore made a monumental statement during his keynote presentation at the International Research Seminar 2019 […]
Language Coaching in the 21st Century
Language Coaching in the 21st Century This article aims to provide an overview of language coaching today and clarify its role in EFL. There is a buzz in the EFL […]
Teaching Students to Have a Healthy Self Image
By Maja-Barbara Kokot The impact of self image on our thoughts, feelings and consequently our actions as well as our general behavior, is much greater than we would like to […]
Teaching Grammar Through Theater
Teaching Grammar Through Theater At first glance, teaching grammar and theater might seem at odds. A grammar-focused lesson generally aims to clarify a decontextualized rule such as how to use […]
Teacher self-care is a thing?
Yes, it is a thing. An important thing. By Patrice Palmer I recently attended the TESOL Convention where I had a conversation with a teacher about the work that I’m […]
Interview with Rachel Paling
Promoter of Brain-Friendly Learning and Founder of Efficient Language Coaching By Sharyn Collins Rachel, first of all, many thanks for taking time out of your unbelievably busy schedule to do […]