Reconsidering the Role of the Teacher
by Michael Fletcher As a zealous, overly-confident, but ultimately well-intentioned newly qualified teacher, I cherished the responsibility of attending parent’s evening, primarily due to the sense of significance it afforded […]
Dispatches of a Teacher on the Front Line
Dispatches of a Teacher on the Front Line I was doing a talk with some ELT teachers at a school in the Bekaa valley in Lebanon in 2015, in a […]
Using PWIM to Teach Vocabulary
Using PWIM to Teach Vocabulary PWIM, or Picture-Word Inductive Model (Calhoun, 1999) is a strategy that uses pictures as a starting point from which to teach a variety of English […]
Why Evidence Matters
Why Evidence Matters Evidence in education is something that is being discussed more and more often in talks, blogs and articles, so it seems like a good time to throw […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Akos Gerold
Phil Wade Interviews: Akos Gerold How do you define what you do? Are you a teacher? A trainer? A coach? A skills developer? I say I am a business communication […]
Beyond ELT – The Uncollection
‘Take a note – any note!’ Church in trouble: ‘Ask not what thy God can do for you; ask what thou canst do for thy God’, but surely God doesn’t […]
Why Would Anyone Hate Chick Kendle?
‘’Why would anyone hate Chick Kendle?’ [The side of ELT nobody talks about in public] Who is Chick Kendle?: Chick Kendle is about 21. He has been teaching English […]
How to Be a Great Manager
How to Be a Great Manager The importance of spotting: Some people are good at generating ideas. Others collect them. I am a collector myself. I walk around with a ‘mental […]
Social Psychology and ELT: Emotion and Ethics
Social Psychology and ELT: Emotion and Ethics ‘2 ½ Lessons that Smoking can Teach us’ A funeral with a difference: This is a real picture – from a real funeral. […]
Critical Thinking and English Language Teaching Pt. 1
Critical Thinking And English Language Teaching Pt. 1 Critical thinking has been a buzzword for some time now. In fact, judging by the research, it has been a buzzword for […]