Edinburgh’s EFL revival?
Following the twin blows of Covid and Brexit, there are signs of renewed life in Edinburgh’s EFL scene. While several schools have closed for good in the last three years,
Digital Accessibility & EFL Business and : Is it Worth the Effort?
Digital Accessibility & EFL Business and : Is it Worth the Effort? It seems that we are still dependent on technology to ensure our institutions deliver language instruction as we
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
Interactive Exercises & Resources for ESL Online
Interactive exercises are the first thing that come to mind for people when they think about how to teach interactively. Language teaching is when students click, move things with their
Making the Most Out of Your Coursebooks
The role of coursebooks in EFL is a topic of some controversy. For many, language books form the backbone of their curriculums, and some EFL teachers have a strong loyalty
Social Reform, ‘Woke’ and ELT
‘Woke’ activists have been telling us to ‘wake up’ for the past two years: Wake up to issues of discrimination concerning gender, sexual orientation (LGBT) and race. Meanwhile, the ‘‘cancel
Interactional Competence – Three Classroom Activities
Interactional Competence – Three Classroom Activities Most EFL teachers are probably familiar with the stilted nature of the learner to learner conversational interaction. Low confidence, lack of vocabulary or grammar
From Houston to Building 5 Schools across Europe with Ron Morrain
Today’s guest is Ron Morrain. Ron and I chat about his background growing up in Texas, and the challenges he’s had to overcome in starting and building his businesses. He
Constructivist Theory, Connection and Rubrics
Teachers are “vehicles of power”. Teachers must provide circumstances for students to accomplish empowerment. It is only possible when we as teachers take a critical stance to our activities. Most