Teaching English One to One – Creating Comfort
Teaching English One to One – Creating Comfort In the purely linguistic sense, the notion of creating comfort is pretty much the same in one-to-one and group contexts. It is […]
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 […]
5 Steps to Designing Equitable Instruction
5 Steps to Designing Equitable Instruction: Applying Universal Design for Learning in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom Classrooms across the world are becoming more diverse due to global […]
Learning Enhancers and Effective Learning Strategies
Learning Enhancers and Effective Learning Strategies Effective learning strategies have always been a part of my professional reflection. I have lost count of the times I have tried to clarify […]
The Problem with Cambridge English Exams
General-View (eflmagazine.com) indicate a candidate’s competency in the contexts in which they need to use the language. Nevertheless, general proficiency is reflected more or less accurately by different types of […]
Using Gboard in Language Learning Settings
With the advent of CALL (computer assisted language learning) in educational settings, a proliferation of experimental studies has addressed possible novel uses of cutting-edge gadgets and software in language classes. […]
How to Teach English to Beginners
How to Teach English to Beginners English speaking media has become a truly global phenomenon. Whether it be blockbuster Hollywood movies or the latest pop single, English is by far […]
Practice Makes Perfect
The lasting legacy of the Audio-Lingual method. Two students of mine who were a couple once told me a funny story about them trying to use a phrasebook in a […]
The Value of Attending Conferences
Having been fortunate enough to attend a number of ELT conferences this year, I have decided to provide an overview of the last two, namely the IATEFL Hungary conference entitled […]
Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy
A collection of instructed second language acquisition studies Masatoshi Sato & Shawn Loewen (Eds.) New York, NY: Routledge 358 pages ISBN-10: 0815392532 ISBN-13: 978-0815392538 Instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) is a “subdiscipline […]