Professional development for teachers

One of the key issues in getting elementary learners to read is that of self-confidence. Discover different ways to help learners build confidence and become better readers.

Traditional and holistic syllabuses reflect different views of language, language learning and teaching. Both viewpoints are quite valid, and most courses nowadays will reflect elements of both.

Sentence stress is a difficult area to work on for learners and teachers alike.

Throughout the years that I taught English to the blind I had to answer many questions asked by people who had no experience dealing with the blind.

Since writing is primarily about organising information and communicating meaning, generating ideas is clearly going to be a crucial part of the writing process.

Many learners, especially at intermediate level, express the feeling that they are not making any progress. This is because their progress is not as noticeable as it was when they started learning English.

In this article a teacher reflects on his experiences of creating plays and using them to help motivate students to develop their English.

New words enter the English language all the time - the exact number is uncertain but there are thousands appearing every year.

Learner training is about developing learners’ awareness of how they learn. It aims to develop learners’ learning strategies with the intention of making them more effective and independent.

Explore the product and process approaches to teaching writing in the classroom.