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 […]
Learner Autonomy in The Classroom – A Case Study
Learner Autonomy in The Classroom – A Case Study Have you ever realized that some amazing things have happened completely unintentionally during our teaching practice, so spontaneously but yet so […]
How to Write an IELTS Essay – Tips from an ESL Teacher
How to Write an IELTS Essay – Tips from an ESL Teacher: As an ESL teacher, I have coached hundreds of students and working professionals who aspired to study or […]
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No L1 Articles occur more frequently than any other word in the English language (“Word Frequency Data”). Unfortunately, however, they remain a persistent […]
6 Tips for Using Project-Based Learning in ESL
6 Tips for Using Project-Based Learning in ESL There are many reasons for English language teachers to assign projects. First of all, project-based learning stimulates collaboration between the students. We’re […]
Promoting Learner Autonomy in One-to-One Lessons
Promoting Learner Autonomy in One-to-One Lessons Have you ever had the feeling that there’s not much left for you to do but watch your student’s rapid growth resulting from his […]
Elena Matveeva – Phil Wade Interview
Elena Matveeva – Phil Wade Interview Elena Matveeva has been teaching English in Russia since 1998. She has taught English courses at University, given private classes to students of different […]
The Growth Mindset and Language Learning
The Growth Mindset and Language Learning Luckily, there are a host of easy ways to slip in the growth mindset in education .Any teacher knows that one of the biggest […]
Cubing: Recharging the Power of Brainstorming
“My family had to escape from our country because of it.” My EAP (English for Academic Purposes) class had ‘cubed’ the lesson topic – describing, comparing, analysing, arguing, telling a […]
How to Use Digital Marketing to Skyrocket Your Teaching Business, with Leah Sparrow
Leah has been the owner of Leah Sparrow Digital Marketing since January of 2020. Her love for marketing was discovered in the early 1990’s. She began as an on-air personality […]