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Making sure that students understand what is happening in the lesson and that they have understood the language you have taught them can at times be very difficult.

Eliciting (elicitation) is term which describes a range of techniques which enable the teacher to get learners to provide information rather than giving it to them.

This is the final article in a three part series. In the first part we looked at needs analysis and how to define goals and objectives. In the second part we considered how we could design a business English syllabus and in this last one we will see the last three stages of developing business English programmes.

I’m a big fan of social media. Facebook, X, blogging platforms and other ‘web 2.0’ sites offer users the ability to publish their thoughts and exchange ideas with a global audience.

This is Scott Thornbury’s second article for TeachingEnglish.

This is the second article in a three part series. In the first part we looked at needs analysis and how to define goals and objectives. This second part looks at how we can design a business English syllabus.

This is the first of two articles by Scott Thornbury for TeachingEnglish. In this article he discusses how language teaching has evolved beyond fixed methods, and how today’s teachers combine strategies to meet the needs of their learners.

This is the first of three articles on designing Business English programmes to suit students’ needs.

I began teaching business English in 1980 and have observed over the years huge differences in the way we teach.