Voices
English language and linguistics specialist Dr Urszula Clark presents research on variations in the use of English and what these could mean for education policy and teachers of English.
Teacher Wilma explains the benefits of using technology in class and tells us about some useful tools.
Good intentions alone will not help us introduce languages such as Chinese and Arabic into the curriculum. If we want to thrive in a global society, we need to take firm action now.
What verb does ‘negotiation’ go with? Do you ‘make’ or ‘conduct’ a negotiation? Adam Kilgarriff, Director of Lexical Computing, explains how ‘corpora’ can help us answer such questions.
English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.
Teacher and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) specialist Emma Greenhalgh tells us why humour should be incorporated into language-learning.
As we celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, UK actor, author and producer Ben Crystal relates what it’s like to speak the work of this playwright.
Duncan Foord, who has worked with teachers, directors of studies, school managers and principals, answers seven questions about delegation.
Following her recent presentation in our seminar series for English language teachers in the UK, Johanna Stirling offers ways to deal with human ‘weaknesses’ in teaching situations.
Rachel Thomas recounts how she got into voluntary teaching and shares both tips and experiences of teaching English in her local community.