Voices
How can teachers identify and build on their strengths, and make time for professional development? We asked Amy Lightfoot and Deepali Dharmaraj.
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Mike Astbury, four-time winner of our TeachingEnglish blog award, explains how classroom games can benefit your students, lessons and professional development.
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What happens when teachers at a traditional Burmese monastery learn the latest teaching techniques? Jonathan Bennett explains.
Winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award Miguel Míguez explains how teachers can use song lyrics in the classroom.
We asked Reem Al Hout, Principal of the American Academy of Beirut, a school which includes children with special educational needs (SEN), about the benefits of inclusion.
Language teacher Martina Limburg Loučková explains why using movie dialogue in the classroom can be an interactive and fun way to help learners and teachers.
Multiple winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, Aoife McLoughlin, explains how to set learning goals.
Are you looking for new grammar games for the classroom? Award-winning blogger Mike Astbury shares some resources to download and print.
Are you curious about setting up an international, inter-school language project? Spanish teacher Cristina Sánchez explains how to make it a success.
What exactly is gendered language and why should you warn language learners about it? Jemma Prior explains.