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Building rapport in the remote classroom [Video] Professionalism in English Language Teaching – Silvana Richardson [Video] Native-speakerism [ELT Journal] 6 Super ESL Games for Grammar Review The seven Cs of effective communication 5 Expert Tips For Learning English Vocabulary Developing Better Writers Professional Development That’s Relevant Now.

With Nik Peachey. In this presentation, Nik outlines the 6 key areas that teachers need to be aware of in order to transfer their teaching skills from the physical to the remote classroom. He focuses on one of the key elements – Interpersonal – and how teachers can develop their teacher presence in the remote… Continue reading Building rapport in the remote classroom [Video]

In many contexts English Language Teachers have been perceived historically as the ‘Cinderella’ of the teaching profession. In some cases they have been required to ‘top up’ their qualifications, as a result of education authorities making calls to ‘professionalise the sector’. This talk will explore the causes of such perceptions, what it means to be… Continue reading Professionalism in English Language Teaching – Silvana Richardson [Video]

Here is an article by Adrian Holliday from the ELT Journal. Native-speakerism is a pervasive ideology within ELT, characterized by the belief that ‘native-speaker’ teachers represent a ‘Western culture’ from which spring the ideals both of the English language and of English language teaching methodology (Holliday 2005). Use of the concept follows a now established… Continue reading Native-speakerism [ELT Journal]