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The mock test is an important tool for learners and teachers in the exam preparation journey. A mock test can give learners a true exam day experience, help the teacher understand the learners’ progress and decide if they are ready for their exam.

Here is an interesting article titled ‘How online school classes are more effective in teaching English to students’ published by LEAD. In modern times, English has emerged as the de facto language of global communication. Proficiency in English is nowadays a critical life skill that must be taught to all students. Most schools today place heavy emphasis on… Continue reading How online school classes are more effective in teaching English to students

Here is a Stanford HAI article published in 2023. When the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI began planning the inaugural AI+Education Summit last year, the public furor around AI had not reached its current level. This was the time before ChatGPT. Even so, intensive research was already underway across Stanford University to understand the vast… Continue reading AI Will Transform Teaching and Learning. Let’s Get it Right.

The latest Cambridge ELT blog post is titled ‘Strategies for Success: Empowering teen students in reading classes’. Raising awareness of and fostering these strategies helps language learners gradually tackle increasingly complex texts and tasks, eventually leading them to become proficient readers. As teachers, we sometimes sideline reading activities in class due to time constraints, choosing… Continue reading Strategies for Success: Empowering teen students in reading classes

The latest OUP ELT blog post is titled ‘Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There?’. As an English language teacher, you might reach a point in your teaching career where you’re feeling comfortable and confident in the classroom, but you’re looking for something more. Perhaps you’re searching for new challenges, different opportunities or… Continue reading Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There?

Edutopia contributor Carly Berwick has published an article titled ‘Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor’. Three middle-school-aged boys draw pictures in chalk on a blackboard on a bright Saturday afternoon. “Write the word below the drawing,” I say. The word apple goes under the apple, tree under the tree. Afterward, they practice with vocabulary flashcards for a half… Continue reading Teaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor