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This BusyTeacher article on ESL games will surely be helpful to every English teacher. The full article is available here. Review lessons can 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… Continue reading 6 Super ESL Games for Grammar Review

In his talk ‘Open Up ELT’ Dr. Rajendrasinh Jadeja, former Director of the prestigious H M Patel Institute of English Training & Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India sheds light on the ways English language educators can continue to innovate and excel. It is a must-watch for every English teacher irrespective of where and at what level… Continue reading Open Up ELT – Dr. Rajendrasinh Jadeja [ELT Summit 2020 Video]

Here is an article from Cambridge English. You can access the full article here. The original volume of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) pointed to the growth in importance of plurilingualism in language learning, and defined the term as ‘the dynamic and developing linguistic repertoire of an individual user/learner’. Language testing bodies, and… Continue reading What does plurilingualism mean for language assessment?

Here is an article from OUP English Blog. You can read the full article here. One of the biggest issues teachers have faced is keeping students interested in and motivated by their online courses and lessons. Under 50% of all students regularly attended online lessons, and while the reasons for this might include technological issues,… Continue reading Top Tips To Keep Your Students Motivated During Online Learning

Students can learn well when they have their own will. But every student is not always ready to concentrate though he desires to learn.                In such a situation, great responsibility comes on the shoulders of teachers to get involved in their students in the learning process. when the… Continue reading Various ways to improve your students learning by Kirty Khaparkhuntikar

In my piece on Present simple and Progressive (ELTWeekly 8 Sep 2020), in Notes on the “more complicated” Stuff, I mentioned four ways of talking about the future. Here are the first two (I’ll look at the other two next week): Intention: “I’m gonna wash that man right out of my hair.” (song)     going to… Continue reading Two futures: Intention and Prediction by Nick Shepherd