The Unplanned Lesson by Ian Roth and Paul Wicking
The Unplanned Lesson by Ian Roth and Paul Wicking The Unplanned Lesson was published in late 2023 by University of Michigan Press, which has previously published some brilliant titles for […]
Learning Language Online: Reflections And Reviews
Learning Language Online: Reflections And Reviews I’m an English teacher, but the first language I was taught was French. Like many, I started at middle school and continued to GCSE […]
Warmers for English Lessons
Warmers for English Lessons I have attended language classes of several types, covering both my native language and the foreign languages I speak. One thing sets some classes apart from […]
Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching
Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching Total physical response method is a structural method of language teaching based on the innatist language learning theory. Focus is placed on grammar structures and […]
TEFL Books for Teachers – A Starter Library
TEFL Books for Teachers – A Starter Library In this day and age, we take the endless sea of useful (and sometimes less than useful) information available on the internet […]
Teach Business English with Mind Maps
Teach Business English with Mind Maps A mind map is an invaluable tool to teach business English. A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. It starts […]
Teaching Phrasal Verbs – Lesson Planning
Teaching Phrasal Verbs – Lesson Planning Firstly, let me explain the thinking behind the teaching phrasal verbs (GA). Over the last forty years, I have become increasingly dissatisfied with conventional […]
English Phrasal Verbs – Some Tips for Teaching Them
English Phrasal Verbs – Some Tips for Teaching Them English phrasal verbs can be a challenge to learn. Not only are there thousands of them, but most phrasal verbs have […]
Teach Phrasal Verbs – The Global Approach
Teach Phrasal Verbs – The Global Approach Teachers and learners tend to perceive Phrasal Verbs as difficult to learn, particularly as they seem to have so many alternative meanings, yet […]
Synthetic Phonics for EFL/ESL Learners
Let us begin with the most basic question: what exactly is “synthetic phonics”? To “synthesize” means to combine parts or elements together. Using the term “to synthesize” in a literacy […]