Thought-provoking articles and classroom ideas for English teachers who never stop learning.
Using AI to transform English Language Teaching
In this article, Richard Moon shares some thoughts about using AI in the classroom and how he has been using it to engage learners and cut down on preparation time while also considering some of AIs drawbacks.
Read this postIn this second post about scaffolding in the classroom, we look at how memory works in order to make teaching with scaffolding as effective as possible. We also offer some practical ways to apply scaffolding as a linguistic support.
Read this postThe term ‘scaffolding’ has an interesting history, but how can it help teachers in the ELT classroom? In this first blog post, we’ll find out about different forms of scaffolding and how it can be applied to support your students.
Read this postUnlike actors and entertainers, teachers are on show all day, every day. We know a dynamic classroom is key to student learning, so in this blog we examine how other professionals in the public eye motivate their audiences - and find their strategies great preparation for that leading role in our lives.
Read this postWe all know that students’ and teachers’ emotions can vary significantly between the start and end of a lesson. But how can we help students to consider the importance of their emotions more in class, as well as develop a stronger emotional understanding between teacher and students? In this blog post, we focus on practical ways to increase emotional intelligence in class.
Read this postWe left this first part of this blog post facing a difficult issue: you can’t expect students to read extensively until they have a reasonable vocabulary; yet the best way to expand one’s vocabulary is by reading extensively. Here’s how we solve this enigma.
Read this postA third of today’s jobs require public speaking. However, the idea of expressing oneself in front of an audience is terrifying for most people! You can give your students a vital life skill by integrating presentations into your English class.
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