Articles
Read articles written by expert teachers and English language professionals about a wide range of current English language teaching topics and issues. All of our articles feature ideas and suggestions about how you can develop your teaching and bring new ideas into your English language classroom.
The child as a learner 2
This is the second of a two-part article which explores techniques to help develop young children’s language and how to deal with errors.
Monitoring
This article looks at the importance of effective monitoring by the teacher while learners are carrying out interactive tasks with their peers in the classroom.
Developing pronunciation through songs
Like us, you might already use songs in class, and find that your learners enjoy them. But have you considered choosing songs specifically to work on pronunciation?
Checking understanding
Find out how to check if your students really understand, and why asking “Do you understand?” is not enough. Learn simple ways to make sure everyone is following your lesson.
Young learner testing
Tests for people of any age can seem a threat or, at the very least, an obstacle that needs to be overcome. Testing children is even more fraught with sensitivities.
Theories of reading: Part 2
This article is the second of two parts. The first part looked at some of the shifts and trends in theories relating to reading. This second part will examine tips and guidelines for implementing a theory of reading which will help to develop our learners’ abilities.
Theories of reading: Part 1
This article is in two parts. The first part will look at some of the shifts and trends in theories relating to reading. The second part will examine tips and guidelines for implementing a theory of reading which will help to develop our learners’ abilities.
Using intonation
Intonation is crucial for communication. It’s also a largely unconscious mechanism, and as such, a complex aspect of pronunciation.
Keeping teens interested
Many English teachers would probably agree that teenagers are the most difficult age group to teach. Sometimes our teenage students do not want to be in class in the first place and often their minds can be on other things when we are giving an English lesson.