“Mind the App!”: Book Review
“Mind the App!”: Book Review When I first started to experiment with tablets and mobile devices in the language classroom, I initially had to teach myself the various applications and […]
Creating Effective Four-Skills Lessons
Creating Effective Four-Skills Lessons Not every lesson can be a home run and not every class can be a perfect experience. However, for instructors and students alike there are a few […]
Turn It On
There is virtually no limit to the number of communicative activities you can do with a music video, both in and out of the classroom. Below is a procedure I like […]
Teaching Collocations – Best Approaches for Success
Teaching Collocations – Best Approaches for Success Teaching vocabulary in the ESL/EFL classroom can sometimes excite or it can sometimes frustrate teachers. In the scope of vocabulary learning, are there […]
Teachers Stories: A Stint At A Secondary School
Teachers’ Stories: Teaching At A Secondary School It all started during one fine interview at a Dutch private secondary school. Without being qualified to teach children, my CELTA (Cambridge English […]
Adult ESL Classes – Tips for Teaching Them
Adult ESL Classes – Tips for Teaching Them Every teacher has their tips and tricks for dealing with classes, regardless of the level, age or subject. Here are mine based […]
IELTS Speaking – Grammatical Range and Accuracy
IELTS speaking – Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Welcome back to my IELTS speaking series looking at the speaking grading criteria. If you haven’t read the previous part of this series on […]
IELTS speaking – What is Cambridge Looking for? Part 2 – Lexical Resource
IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 2 – Lexical Resource. Hi everyone, welcome to the third installment of our analysis of IELTS speaking grading criteria. In my […]
Teachers Stories: Breaking Free
Teachers’ Stories: Breaking Free There are several ways to approach ESL and EFL teaching. I am trained as a Communicative ESL Teacher, though I tend to use whatever method may […]
Business English Negotiations – A Successful Lesson
Business English Negotiations – A Successful Lesson Why teach English in the Netherlands?I get asked this question quite often, and have a standard response ready: my mum is Dutch and […]