Anything teachers can do – can technology do better?

At Cambridge Assessment English we’re often asked if digital technology will replace the language teacher and our answer is always ‘No’. Digital technology can never be the teacher of the future but it will be the teacher’s assistant, playing a supportive role which can make a valuable impact on learning outcomes. Technology can handle tasks… Continue reading Anything teachers can do – can technology do better?

Story Writing Elements

BusyTeacher contributor Haiden has shared a useful 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… Continue reading Story Writing Elements

Discover, Discuss, Demonstrate: Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Keep Students Engaged

Edutopia has published an article ‘Discover, Discuss, Demonstrate: Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Keep Students Engaged’ by Stephanie Rothstein and Lainie Rowell. As we get further into the second half of the school year, a focus on engagement will be key to refining our practices and increasing impact. Teachers can simplify and help students discover, discuss, and demonstrate… Continue reading Discover, Discuss, Demonstrate: Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Keep Students Engaged

Content based instruction in teacher education: re-shaping pre-service teachers’ beliefs about language teaching [Article]

​ELTED Journal has published an article titled ‘Content based instruction in teacher education: re-shaping pre-service teachers’ beliefs about language teaching’ by Anna Krulatz. Content-based instruction (CBI), also referred to as content-based language teaching (CBLT), is an approach to language teaching in which studentsare taught language through academic content. This approach has been implemented in a growing… Continue reading Content based instruction in teacher education: re-shaping pre-service teachers’ beliefs about language teaching [Article]

Teachers’ roles in implementing extensive reading [Article]

​ELTED Journal has published an article titled ‘Teachers’ roles in implementing extensive reading’ by Xiaomei Sun. Extensive reading (ER), as a language teaching/ learning procedure, entails reading in large quantity, at a rapid speed, and usually for a general understanding (Day 2015; Susser & Robb 1990). Up to date, numerous studies have shown the benefits of… Continue reading Teachers’ roles in implementing extensive reading [Article]

Can language learning apps replace traditional teaching? [News]

BBC News has published a video titled ‘Can language learning apps replace traditional teaching?’. Language app users praise their convenience and ease – but can you really learn a language on your phone? Shaun McGovern, who learned Welsh via an app, said she can do it in the comfort of her own home and at… Continue reading Can language learning apps replace traditional teaching? [News]

ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 22 | November 2020

Four linkers: before, after, when, while by Nick Shepherd English Literature Summit 2020 – Call for Papers Managing the Virtual and Hybrid Teaching Workload English as a lingua franca: ontology and ideology 7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary [Poster] How To Teach Directions How to teach English abroad An English Test For Schools: Introducing… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 11, Issue 22 | November 2020

English Literature Summit 2020 – Call for Papers

The English Literature Summit 2020 aims at exploring teaching-learning of English Literature so as to acquire, adapt, and apply new and innovative strategies to facilitate the learners. This will be helpful in enriching and transforming the process of teaching-learning of English Language and Literature as such. Thus, bringing together leading voices as well as budding… Continue reading English Literature Summit 2020 – Call for Papers

Managing the Virtual and Hybrid Teaching Workload

This Edutopia article written by Beth Pandolpho offers some useful tips to manage your teaching in these difficult times. Teachers everywhere seem to be working twice as hard and feeling perpetually overwhelmed and dissatisfied. Students are also feeling stressed out and disconnected—we’re all carrying an intense emotional workload. Although there’s much about the current situation that we… Continue reading Managing the Virtual and Hybrid Teaching Workload

7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary [Poster]

BusyTeacher has published a new poster titled ‘7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary’. The BusyTeacher team says, “Please welcome: ‘7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary’ – our new reference poster for busy teachers that contains 7 creative ideas to help you teach new vocab. Click on the image below to view the full-size… Continue reading 7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary [Poster]