BusyTeacher team has published an interesting article on Story Writing Elements. When it comes to teaching your students the elements of story writing, it’s easy to start piling too much on. There are so many minute facets to the craft. From arcs, themes, subplots, dimensions, conflict to dialogue, world-building, and… But this blog post isn’t… Continue reading Story Writing Elements
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Is English language teaching for you? A guide to a new career
The Cambridge English team has published a guide on English language teaching by Marie Therese Swabey, English Language Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Assessor and Joint Chief Assessor for a range of teaching qualifications from Cambridge Assessment English. Whether you’re just starting out or thinking of a career change, teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) is… Continue reading Is English language teaching for you? A guide to a new career
Birthday Activities For English Language Learning
The OUP ELT team has published an article featuring useful birthday activities for English Language Learning. Did you know the Queen of England has two birthdays? Her actual birthday on the 21st of April, but she also has an official birthday in June. Party planners prepare! We’ve created some fun activities to mark the occasion,… Continue reading Birthday Activities For English Language Learning
ELTWeekly Volume 12, Issue 8 | April 2021
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.
Building rapport in the remote classroom [Video]
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]
Professionalism in English Language Teaching – Silvana Richardson [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]
Native-speakerism [ELT Journal]
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]
6 Super ESL Games for Grammar Review
Here are some useful activities shared by BusyTeacher contributor Claudia Pesce. Review lessonscan be boring enough, but grammar reviews are precisely the type of thing that makes students want to skip class and reappear only for the test. Now, what if you were to give your students a grammar review they wouldn’t want to miss? Here are… Continue reading 6 Super ESL Games for Grammar Review
The seven Cs of effective communication
The Cambridge English team has published an article titled ‘The seven Cs of effective communication’. Helping teachers talk to parents about A2 Key for Schools, B1 Preliminary for Schools and B2 First for Schools When we think of the people involved in teaching and learning, we tend to think of the teachers and the learners.… Continue reading The seven Cs of effective communication
5 Expert Tips For Learning English Vocabulary
Here is a great article on learning English vocabulary published by OUP ELT. Words are the building blocks of language. It’s important for students to expand their vocabulary to be able to express themselves and communicate successfully. Here are 5 tips your students can use to help them learn English vocabulary easily. Download the guide for tips… Continue reading 5 Expert Tips For Learning English Vocabulary