Four secrets for reading in the ELT classroom
I have this habit when I start a book. Maybe ‘habit’ is the wrong word. It’s more of a strategy. First, I have a really good look at it – judge it by its...
I have this habit when I start a book. Maybe ‘habit’ is the wrong word. It’s more of a strategy. First, I have a really good look at it – judge it by its...
At the very beginning, I need to state that what you are about to read is nothing more than my own experience and conclusions; no quotes from professional literature or studies, just genuine day...
All language teachers know that pronunciation is vital while learning a new language. Nevertheless, many of them do not teach it because they consider vocabulary and grammar more important. It can be assumed that...
I know the feeling when at the beginning of the new school year teachers have a lot of different things to do. For teachers who work in many language schools October in mainly the...
The issue of discipline has been discussed by many researchers and a lot of ideas has been presented on the phenomena. However, the list is not limited and every teacher will face the problem...
L1 vs. L2 in the classroom Should there be L1 in the English classroom? It’s an age-old debate. Deller (2003) believes that it is useful for students to use L1 in the classroom in...
In 2007, Carter stated that “literature has begun to assume a higher profile in contexts of second language acquisition” (p. 10). This assertion was made at the time CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)...
Language teachers often discuss the difficulty of measuring how well their students are doing. A typical comment goes something like, “When you’re testing in a history class (or biology, or law, etc.) it’s easy....
Testing and assessment are important in any classroom. In addition to the obvious goal of finding out if students have learned what is required for the end of term or year, assessment also gives...
Graphic novels are becoming more and more prominent in ELT, either as stand-alone illustrated readers or as stories integrated into general coursebooks, such as in Interactive Student’s Book 1-4 (Cambridge University Press). A graphic...