Tag: ELT Newsletter

Developing life skills is an ongoing process, and the English language classroom is particularly suited to facilitating their growth. Learning an additional language already involves many of the identified life competencies, such as communication, collaboration, and critical thinking, which are indispensable at a workplace or university. This webinar shares how we can incorporate life competencies… Continue reading Empowering language learners with life skills for work and higher education

Well-managed assessment in an English language program can make a huge difference to learner motivation. This session looks at how assessment can be an effective part of a teacher’s motivational toolkit. Craig Thaine investigates ways teachers can manage challenges associated with assessment, and looks at how Learning Oriented Assessment can provide valuable learning opportunities. He… Continue reading Assessment and motivation – strategies for the ELT classroom

When students begin reading, it’s often a time of excitement and high motivation. But when it’s time to start reading entire books, students can feel intimidated and motivation quickly wanes. Luckily, we’ve got some tips to help you prepare your students for “Harry Potter” or “War and Peace” that will keep momentum going. It’s one… Continue reading 4 Easy Ways to Prepare Students for Reading Whole Books

Eric Baber of Cambridge University Press team has published this useful article in March 2022. As a result of the pandemic, teachers have been exposed to new teaching and learning technologies. What makes for good teaching though? Is it the technology or the pedagogy? Nicky Hockly argues that it is necessary for a teacher to understand the… Continue reading Teaching and learning technologies

The Cambridge University Press team has published this useful article in March 2022. This post is the first in a series on how to make the most of Cambridge Dictionary +Plus in your teaching. In this instalment, we’re sharing some tips about making effective word lists. Good word lists are an easy and engaging way to support… Continue reading How to make effective word lists with Cambridge Dictionary +Plus

The Oxford University Press ELT team has published this useful article in March 2022. This blog post explores some key ideas about the EIL approach and offers practical tips on how to implement it in pronunciation teaching and learning. If you want to find out more, you can download our recent position paper, English Pronunciation for a Global… Continue reading English Pronunciation For A Global World: An Introduction

BusyTeacher has published a new article ‘Irregular verb resources: 21 fantastic exercises’. Haiden says, “If you have your lesson plan, but you’re struggling with the materials to bring it to life, you’re in the right place. Below we’ve hand-picked 21 of our favorite irregular verb resources that are fun and engaging for your class. Looking… Continue reading Irregular verb resources: 21 fantastic exercises

This BusyTeacher worksheet about monkeys is used in conjunction with an animated YouTube video. Young learners can watch and complete their language lesson, then have fun writing and creating their own Present Simple Questions.

Cambridge is hosting a webinar series on ‘Pre-primary webinar series: practical techniques for teaching young learners’ starting Thursday, February 10, 2022. Sarah Stokes says, “Join us for a webinar series for pre-primary teachers, with speakers Michael Tomlinson, Alexandra Purcell, Allen Davenport and Karen Elliott. Our 3-part webinar series runs across 3 months, with a webinar… Continue reading Practical techniques for teaching young learners [Webinar Series]

Anna Shannon, Marketing Manager at Oxford University Press has published this article about Wordle. She says, “ What do ‘basic’, ‘truth’, and ‘style’ have in common? Well, they are five-letter words in the English Language and possible contenders for the daily Wordle! Wordle is an online word game that was originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle… Continue reading 5 English Language Rules For Winning At Wordle!