If you are an English language teacher or trainer then we can help to provide you with materials and ideas to use in your classroom as well as new pedagogical articles each week.
Kinesics. Get a definition and see how this applies to classroom practice.
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Like us, you might already use songs in class, and find that your students enjoy them. But have you considered choosing songs specifically to work on pronunciation? Songs provide examples of authentic, memorable and rhythmic language.
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With small groups, a useful exercise is to write down a simple, basic sentence and ask the students to add as many adverbs and adjectives to make the sentence more "colourful".
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One of the best ways of learning and developing is to find out about other teachers' experiences. Knowing how others approach teaching and learning provides you with ideas to try out in your own classrooms
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Teachers have ideas generated from their practical teaching, research or intuition. In order to share those ideas, they need to come together, thus teacher networks. In this and other blog entries, I will be highlighting on possible networks
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I know this is something that it's better to think about at the beginning of the year, but how can I get my students to reflect on how much they've learnt on their course without using formal tests?
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Hyponyms. Get a definition and some examples of how to deal with these in class.
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Jane Willis interview. Martin Peacock from the British Council carried out a video interview with me about my teaching career and views on ELT issues.
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Different ELT professionals ascribe their professional growth to different factors. For me, in today's world, a most influencing factor is whether you are on a teacher network
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This activity is designed to be used as a warmer for Intermediate level learners. It could be used to generate interest in amazing facts as a lead in to a lesson using comparatives and superlatives.
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Business English courses tend to be based on the needs of specific groups of learners. Learners want to learn business English for instrumental reasons. Some are preparing for future jobs in which they will use English
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Most teachers have a course book to use with their students. Some are able to choose how much of the book they use and adapt other materials to suit their students' needs.
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Although I have been teaching English for nearly two years, I sometimes still feel nervous in front of the students. Is there anything I can do about this?
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