Voices
Ste Sharpe mentors newly-qualified teachers of English. This is his advice for building rapport with adult and teenage learners, for teachers who are new to the classroom.
Is teaching in a small town more rewarding? Emily Torr explains what surprised her about living in rural Spain and how sharing traditions allowed her to integrate into the community.
These are the top five issues that one observer sees in the English language classroom, with practical steps for teachers who want to fix them.
What is a phonics approach to learning to read, and how can you use it in the classroom with younger children?
David Wright, director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, talks about grooming and radicalisation, the signs to look out for, and steps for prevention that parents and teachers can take.
Sandy Sparks, Learning and Development Consultant at the University of Warwick, gives her best advice for finding and maintaining a collaboration.
Don Merritt, a performing arts teacher in Boston, Massachusetts, and former British Council teacher, has adapted improvisational theatre techniques for the English language classroom.
How can English language teachers help learners with pronunciation? Mark Hancock, a winner of the 2018 ELTons award for English language teaching innovation, shares his expertise.
We asked interns who moved to China with basic language skills to tell us the most useful Mandarin words and phrases they learned.
The leadership skills Freddie Cloke gained as an international university student in Wuhan, China helped him start a business after graduation.