Grammar Teaching and The Problem of Terminology
Grammar Teaching and The Problem of Terminology “What’s in a word?” Shakespeare once asked. And his answer: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In other words, […]
Interactive Exercises & Resources for ESL Online
Interactive exercises are the first thing that come to mind for people when they think about how to teach interactively. Language teaching is when students click, move things with their […]
The Great Brexit Balls Up for ELT
Across the UK, English schools are standing empty, and teachers are being made redundant in increasing numbers. Host families are genuinely worried about keeping up with their mortgages, and many […]
Learning through Play: How Gamification Keeps Children Interested in Learning
by Mark Pemberton Mark Pemberton, former ELT teacher and co-founder of Studycat, discusses how a blend of game-based learning, both on and offline, is helping children learn languages and connect […]
Why Pronunciation Teaching Should Be the Number One Priority in a Second Language Classroom
A language learner/aspiring teacher’s view by Stefan Szocs As a second language learner, I spent 20 weeks in ELICOS classrooms in two different institutions but out of those 400 hours, […]
Where I Teach: Timor Leste
By Margie Beck Here I am with two of my students, both of whom are now teaching in primary schools. I am a self-funded volunteer who lives on the island […]
Writing Drama for English Language Learners
By Scott Granville Film and television shows have universal appeal as an entertainment source in popular culture. Yet while online video content is more accessible to teachers and learners of […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris
Phil Wade Interviews: Flora Debora Floris Flora Debora Floris is a lecturer at the Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia where she teaches general English and language teaching methodology courses. She […]