Mark Powell: Top Tips to Boost your Business English Lessons (Video)

[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 2 | January 11, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] No matter how long we’ve been teaching Business English, we all need the occasional shot-in-the-arm to reinvigorate our practice – be it a refreshing new take on an old technique, a fool-proof framework lesson, or simply the discovery of a highly exploitable ‘little gem’… Continue reading Mark Powell: Top Tips to Boost your Business English Lessons (Video)

Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part Two – Making the most of video

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 33 | December 28, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. One survey into the use of video in education reports that teachers increasingly welcome this tool as a means to support learning. For example, 68% of teachers believe video stimulates discussion, 66%… Continue reading Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part Two – Making the most of video

Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part One – Developing critical thinking

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 32 | December 22, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036] The OUP ELT blog has published an article dealing with international tests. Business English teachers are familiar with teaching the language for communication skills, such as giving a presentation or negotiating a deal. Perhaps fewer of us consider including the skill of critical thinking… Continue reading Article: Practical ideas for the Business English classroom: Part One – Developing critical thinking