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Getting students to use English in the classroom is one of the biggest challenges of teaching.

The term feedback can apply to a number of classroom situations and procedures, but here it refers to a range of techniques employed by the teacher to facilitate responses from the students to an exercise or task.

I’m fortunate enough to be able to go to quite a few face-to-face conferences every year, generally as a speaker, though I also attend as many sessions as I can at each event - there’s always something to learn from any speaker, no matter how experienced they are.

Dealing with problematic learners in the class can be tricky. Here we look at some simple but effective strategies you can use to maintain a calm atmosphere in the classroom and avoid confrontation.

I have often found that learners of all levels feel that there is inadequate time spent on listening in most language courses.

This is the first of two articles by Gavin Dudeney for TeachingEnglish, during his month on the site as Guest Writer.

The way you use questions to engage with your students can have a big effect on your lesson. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your questions.

The web is a limitless source of linguistic examples for your students. Google (and other search engines) can be used to organise and select web-based text in a way that is pedagogically useful.

It can be very daunting going into a class of 20 or 30 five-year-olds when you have little teaching experience.