ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 13 | September 2020

Challenges of Creating Teacher Presence in the Remote Classroom [ELT Summit Video] Present Simple and Present Progressive by Nick Shepherd Using Foreign Language as a Bridge to Learning in the Classroom [Video] The Benefits of Dual-Language Immersion [Video] 6 Fabulous Games to Get Your Students Speaking Teaching in the socially distanced classroom What’s Your OALD… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 13 | September 2020

Challenges of Creating Teacher Presence in the Remote Classroom [Video]

During the ELT Summit 2020 pre-conference workshop on ‘The Challenges of Creating Teacher Presence in the Remote Classroom – What makes a good online teacher?’ renowned ELT expert Nik Peachey shared very fruitful insights on managing to teach – remotely. He shared strategies on how teachers can develop their teacher presence in the remote classroom.… Continue reading Challenges of Creating Teacher Presence in the Remote Classroom [Video]

Present Simple and Present Progressive by Nick Shepherd

“I have lunch”, or “I’m having lunch”? Which is good English? That’s an easy question: they’re both good, but they have different meanings. But then it gets more complicated, and here lies a problem for teachers. Do we offer a simple explanation which is true up to a point, or a full explanation which (like… Continue reading Present Simple and Present Progressive by Nick Shepherd

6 Fabulous Games to Get Your Students Speaking

SUSAN VERNER’s article on BusyTeacher features some useful tips on engaging your students in speaking activities using games. Many ESL teachers find that their students are timid speakers or reluctant to participate in class discussions. It’s only natural. After all, they are trying to talk in a language they are still working on learning. Still, silence can… Continue reading 6 Fabulous Games to Get Your Students Speaking

Teaching in the socially distanced classroom

A recent Cambridge English article features some great tips to improve your teaching in socially distanced classrooms. During the lockdown, learners have had to be more self-sufficient, take responsibility for their learning, and manage their own time. They have had no choice but to work out problems on their own with no classmate and no… Continue reading Teaching in the socially distanced classroom

What’s Your OALD Story?

Oxford University Press ELT team has announced the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) competition. The announcement The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) was first published in 1948. Since then, over 100 million English language learners have used OALD to develop their English skills for work and study, and that’s why it’s the world’s bestselling advanced-level dictionary for learners… Continue reading What’s Your OALD Story?