Sex Differences and ELT: Theory, Evidence and Practice
Introduction Around the world, teachers adjust lessons based on students’ L1. In Russia, teachers focus on English article systems as there is no equivalent. L1 is not the only aspect […]
The Dangers of The Diagnostic Test – What Happened Next?
The Dangers of The Diagnostic Test – What Happened Next? A couple of months ago, I wrote an article for this magazine about what I termed the ‘Dangers of the […]
Using Personal Stories as Pedagogical Resources
Using Personal stories as pedagogical resources What do you do when you’ve been using the same grammar practice activities, worksheets, funny pictures, and PowerPoint games for a long time and […]
Motivation and Language Testing
Motivation and Testing Are your learners bogged down with tests? Does this cause a drop in motivation in your language class? Language learning can be a joy for many students. […]
English Teaching in Japan: My Experience
English Teaching in Japan: My Experience When I started pondering what I could share about teaching English in Japan, I felt uneasy. My story is experienced within and limited by […]
Teacher Talk Acts, Not Teacher Talk Time
Teacher talk acts, not teacher talk time Student Centred Learning. Buzzword de rigueur. It’s a principle that, of course, I wholeheartedly endorse, and I travel around the country talking about […]
Special report on FAB8 Kyoto
FAB8 Kyoto FAB8 – the latest in a series of international neuroELT conferences dedicated to neuroscience and English Language Teaching – was held at Kyoto Sangyo University in Japan from […]
NLP and Its Use in the Classroom
NLP and Its Use in the Classroom ‘The map is not the territory: we all have different maps of the world.’ This phrase used by NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioners nicely […]