In Defence of Rhetoric in the EFL Classroom
Rhetoric is a fringe subject in ELT. This is evident from its sparse inclusion in pedagogical ELT books. When included it is always in disguise: English for persuasion, developing an […]
What Would you Do? Exploring the Trolley Problem in ELT Classes
What is the trolley problem? By Martin Cooke The trolley problem is a concept often used in philosophy and ethics courses. If you haven’t heard of it before, it basically […]
Global Approach to Phrasal Verbs – Lesson Planning
Global Approach To Phrasal Verbs Firstly, let me explain the thinking behind the Global Approach (to phrasal verbs) (GA). Over the last forty years, I have become increasingly dissatisfied with […]
Teaching the Writing Process
Teaching the Writing Process When you read a piece of good writing in The Economist, Folha de São Paulo or The New Yorker, you will probably wonder about the special […]
How to Deal With Indiscipline in the Classroom – Part 3
How to Deal With Indiscipline in the Classroom – Part 3 Some Classic Mistakes In my first two posts in this series on Discipline, I mentioned some of the causes of […]
How to Effectively Use Testimonials
How to Effectively Use Testimonials I`d like to tell you how to effectively use testimonials and what difference it can make to your online-teaching business. The question I get asked […]
Enthusing the Unenthusiastic Student
Enthusing The Unenthusiastic Student To solve this problem of enthusing the unenthusiastic student we must first ask ‘Why is the student unenthusiastic? Two reasons for this lack of enthusiasm are: […]
How to Get Students to Speak in Class
How to Get Students to Speak in Class How to get students to speak in class ? Despite Steven Krashen’s famous methodology of language acquisition, in which he claims students […]
Who Owns ELT: ‘The Halo Effect’
Contributor Opinion: Who Owns ELT: ‘The Halo Effect’ Before you start reading Nick’s post, please watch the video below which explains ‘the halo effect’ Nick refers to in the article […]