You can read the full article on Cambridge English Blog. We often think of speaking and writing as the most challenging of the four language skills but what about the receptive skills? With reading, learners have time to think, but listening in another language presents a very different set of challenges for the learner. How… Continue reading How to help your learners develop their confidence in listening
Category: ELTWeekly Volume 12
5 Fresh Games For Teaching English – Using Dice!
Read the full article on OUP ELT Global Blog. Do you use dice in your English classes? I love using dice to create games for teaching English, as there are so many things you can do with them. You don’t even have to have two of them, one die can be enough. I love the… Continue reading 5 Fresh Games For Teaching English – Using Dice!
Teaching Resources For The Oxford Student’s Dictionary
You can read the full article on OUP ELT Global Blog. Are your students studying other subjects through the medium of English? Use the NEW Oxford Student’s Dictionary Fourth Edition in your lesson to build vocabulary, improve skills and broaden curriculum coverage, whilst also improving your students’ dictionary skills. Updated with the latest vocabulary, NEW Writing and Speaking Tutor,… Continue reading Teaching Resources For The Oxford Student’s Dictionary
ELTWeekly Volume 12, Issue 11 | June 2021
Birthday Activities For English Language Learning Is English language teaching for you? A guide to a new career Story Writing Elements How Multisensory Activities Enhance Reading Skills Making Classrooms More Inclusive for Multilingual Learners [Video] Podcasts in ELT Inclusive Practices in Your Classroom [Video] How to help your IELTS students stay motivated.
How to help your IELTS students stay motivated
Here is a useful article by Pete Jones from CUP. Keeping students motivated, especially for exams and tests, will always be a challenge for teachers. There are in fact two kinds of motivation, and understanding how both of these work will help to create better learning strategies for students. Pete Jones has been helping IELTS test… Continue reading How to help your IELTS students stay motivated
Inclusive Practices in Your Classroom [Video]
Podcasts in ELT
Here is an interesting read from Daniela Meyer of the CUP. You may have thought about using podcasts as a listening exercise for learners, or maybe even a practical ‘speaking’ project, but how about for your own professional development? Daniela Meyer share her thoughts about the potential of podcasts and some of her favourites to… Continue reading Podcasts in ELT
Making Classrooms More Inclusive for Multilingual Learners [Video]
How Multisensory Activities Enhance Reading Skills
Here is an interesting article from Edutopia contributor Laura DePriest. As educators, we know what it is like to work with children who catch on quickly. The light bulb moments happen fairly easily for them, and they will likely progress despite what we do. We teach them their letter sounds and review flash cards a… Continue reading How Multisensory Activities Enhance Reading Skills
Story Writing Elements
BusyTeacher team has published an interesting 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 isn’t… Continue reading Story Writing Elements