Three Classroom Activities to Promote Interactional Competence
Most EFL teachers are probably familiar with the stilted nature of the learner to learner conversational interaction. Low confidence, lack of vocabulary or grammar…
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Using Negotiation Role Plays in the English Classroom
Dale Coulter and David Wilson list and describe the five essential characteristics of a successful negotiation role play Roleplay has always been a particularly…
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Flesh the Skeleton
Prelude Flesh the Skeleton may seem to have an anatomical denotation for some readers. However, this terminology which I have coined over the years…
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Why Not Teach English through Comics?
According to Jeff Hughes of the American TESOL Institute, his teachers used to criticize comic books in his youth stating “these books have zero…
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English UK South West Annual Conference
by Sue Fulford A last-minute decision to attend the English UK South West Conference was well worth the early morning defrosting of the car…
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“Scaffolding”: The Poetic Metaphor of Learning
By Mariana Acosta I was blessed to come across the world of British and American literature during my BA in ELT, many years ago….
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Give Me Words and Let Me speak
By Shimmi Sharma As an English teacher, I have worked in a private school in Lahartara Varanasi, the holy city of India for ten…
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The Wiki as a Collaborative Tool: why to use it, how to use it
By Rita Zeinstejer A wiki can be described as a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit, delete or…
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My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners
My Approach to Using Authentic Materials with Lower Level Learners A 1-2-1 student of mine has just passed his (Hungarian B2 CEFR level) matura…
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How to Use Ready-Made Mind Maps in Your Business Classes
How to Use Ready-Made Mind Maps in Your Business Classes A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. It starts with…
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