- Date
- 13 June 2014 - 10:19
What's the future of English?
David Crystal described ‘the future of Englishes’ and the evolution of global varieties of English across the world.
- Tags
- English language
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- Date
- 09 June 2014 - 09:46
What does your accent say about you?
English language teacher and author Richard Cauldwell examines the prejudices against various English accents and the effect they can have on one’s sense of self-worth.
- Tags
- English language
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- Date
- 02 June 2014 - 10:26
What are the correct rules of English grammar?
Who says we can’t split infinitives? Michael Rundell, Editor-in-Chief of the Macmillan Dictionary, argues that we should expect linguistic rules to be bent and broken over time.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 27 May 2014 - 12:38
How infographics can help teach the rules of English
How can infographics help learners understand the rules of English?
- Tags
- Teaching resources, Teaching, English language
- Date
- 20 May 2014 - 10:04
How new technologies affect student-teacher relationships
Karen Wilkins is an online business trainer and PhD student researching the effect of technology on relationships. Here, she summarises her findings.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 19 May 2014 - 12:40
How students can use mobiles to learn English
Mobile technology is everywhere, but do you restrict or encourage it in your classroom?
- Tags
- Teaching, English language
- Date
- 23 April 2014 - 11:52
Why adult learners of English can benefit from coaching
How can we get adult learners of English in a one-to-one classroom to take charge of their own learning?
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 22 April 2014 - 17:00
Which variety of English should you speak?
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.
- Tags
- English language
- Date
- 26 March 2014 - 09:44
Five tips for teaching business English
How is teaching business English different from teaching general English? Teacher and trainer Gabrielle Jones tells us how to succeed in the business English classroom.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 12 March 2014 - 16:18
Corpora in English language teaching
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.
- Tags
- Teaching, English language