Teachers Stories: Breaking Free

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 […]

Non-Native English Teacher – The Halo Effect

non native English teacher

Non-Native English Teacher – 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 and […]

Flipped Classroom ESL/EFL- Is It Relevant?

Flipped classroom esl

Flipped Classroom ESL/EFL – Is It Relevant? There is a lot of interest in the idea of the Flipped Classroom. It was even mentioned in the Horizon Report for Higher […]

Teach Verb Conjugation in English

Teach Verb Conjugation in English Many years ago, I was sitting in our teachers’ room, quietly planning my lessons. Outside in the corridor, I could hear somebody pacing up and […]

Teach English with Pictures

Teach English with Pictures

Teach English with Pictures Close your eyes and imagine you’re holding a glass of exquisite wine, which is glinting ruby, citrine or garnet. Or a glass of water, crystalline, mountain […]

Subject Raising: Do You Happen To Know?

Do You Happen To Know

Subject Raising: Do You Happen To Know? Subject raising is my all-time favourite English grammar structure. It’s one of the craziest things you can do in English, and yet it’s […]