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6 Essential Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

Read Emily Kaplan‘s article from Edutopia. Over 10 percent of students in the United States—more than 4.8 million kids—are English language learners (ELLs), and the number is on the rise. Though these students do not learn differently than their native-English-speaking peers, they do have particular educational needs. To learn about these needs—and best practices for addressing them—I… Continue reading 6 Essential Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

Everything you want to know about C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency: Panel discussion, January 2023

Cambridge English is hosting a webinar series ‘Everything you want to know about C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency’: Panel discussion’ in January 2023. Webinar announcement Do you prepare students for C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency? Then this webinar is your chance to ask our panel of experts questions about C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency. We… Continue reading Everything you want to know about C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency: Panel discussion, January 2023

Kahoots – Making learning fun – anywhere!

Here is an announcement from Cambridge English team. Kahoots are fun, interactive games to help learners practise their English and build their language skills. Our free kahoots include music and images to engage young learners and make learning exciting and enjoyable. Kahoots can be played in player-vs-player or team-vs-team modes or assigned as challenges for… Continue reading Kahoots – Making learning fun – anywhere!

Cambridge relaunches free course to train volunteer teachers working with refugees

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is relaunching its award-winning MOOC which is designed to train volunteers and language teachers working with refugees. The free online course focusses on the skills needed to support the social and linguistic needs of refugees. Volunteering with Refugees will launch on 30 May and will run for three weeks. The… Continue reading Cambridge relaunches free course to train volunteer teachers working with refugees

Attitude is everything when learning English

Cambridge English Language Assessment team has published an article titled ‘Attitude is everything when learning English’. The study found many Cambridge English students in Latin America were motivated to learn and used English outside the classroom. 94% of students believed they could improve their English through hard work, revealing that students had what is termed… Continue reading Attitude is everything when learning English

5 Fun End-Of-Year Classroom Activities

Here is an insightful article from OUP ELT Blog. Here are five quick and easy classroom activities that don’t need a lot of preparation. 1. Reflection road This fun classroom activity is a wonderful way for students to reflect on their year of learning English.  How confident did you feel speaking English? How did you… Continue reading 5 Fun End-Of-Year Classroom Activities

ELTWeekly Volume 13, Issue 11 | July 2022

ELT Summit 2022 is Here 9 Ways to Correct Students Without Correcting Them A Year of No Tests Teaching and learning in the face of conflict Alana Sirett presents how to engage young learners through the screen [Video] ELTOC 25th June 2022 (Block 2 of 2) [Video] ELTOC 24th June 2022 (Block 1 of 2)… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 13, Issue 11 | July 2022