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English Language Games for the Classroom
By Jet Hiensch, Portugal Jet Hiensch, Dutch teacher of English as a foreign language, living in Portugal, develops English language games for in the classroo…
The 2018 ELTons Innovation Awards
The ELTons Innovation Awards, now in their 16th year, are the international awards that recognise and celebrate innovation in English language teaching (ELT)…
Should we focus on teaching or content?
We live in an era where everything (almost) is instant. Social media, the internet and technology in general has made us seek for instant approval, instant sa…
Bringing Dora the Explorer to classrooms worldwide
Oxford University Press has entered into a global agreement with Viacom/Nickelodeon Consumer Products, to provide a new English Language Teaching (ELT) pro…
Academic services to Foreign Language Schools and EFL teachers by the Hellenic American Union Center for Examinations and Certifications
Academic services to Foreign Language Schools and EFL teachers (fee applies) The Hellenic American Union Center for Examinations and Certifications off…
Teaching Ideas
Published on: 24-10-2018
Creative language activities for demotivated learners
Ever found yourself in a classroom full of bored teenagers who are sick and tired of lists of adjectives and allergic to passive voice? Learning technology and creativity might save...
Creating an Emotionally Safe Classroom for Your Students
It doesn’t really matter how long you have been in teaching. You need to always look forward to doing something good and fruitful for your students. It doesn’t matter whether…
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How to Create a Climate for Learning
The most important action an effective teacher takes at the beginning of the year is creating a climate for learning. The most widespread management technique at home and…
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What are the Key Features of an Effective Teacher Evaluation System?
Which are the Basic Criteria for Evaluating Teachers' Work? When engaging in teacher evaluation, educational authorities should establish a set of transparent criteria in order to arrive at sound judgments concerning…
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The Consultancy Corner
Why am I losing client momentum? OR The Empty School Syndrome
The story is familiar because you have seen it before. In fact, it’s played out in the same way so many times that one wonders…
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Classrooms or learning rooms: How does space define learning?
In the era of self-sustaining learning environments, at a time when learning can happen everywhere, the space where formal learning takes place cannot be overlooked. …
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Marketing… Marketing…What on earth is marketing? (Part C)
For the last two months, we have been exploring the complicated and deeply cultural phenomenon of marketing, with a special focus on its application in…
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How do you know you are running a quality FL School?
There was never a time when different kinds of businesses, from retail outlets to schools, did not want to be associated with up market products…
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Published on: 24-10-2018
Creative language activities for demotivated learners
Ever found yourself in a classroom full of bored teenagers who are sick and tired of lists of adjectives and allergic to passive voice? Learning technology and creativity might save...
Creating an Emotionally Safe Classroom for Your Students
It doesn’t really matter how long you have been in teaching. You need to always look forward to doing something good and fruitful for your students. It doesn’t matter whether…
Read more
How to Create a Climate for Learning
The most important action an effective teacher takes at the beginning of the year is creating a climate for learning. The most widespread management technique at home and…
Read more
What are the Key Features of an Effective Teacher Evaluation System?
Which are the Basic Criteria for Evaluating Teachers' Work? When engaging in teacher evaluation, educational authorities should establish a set of transparent criteria in order to arrive at sound judgments concerning…
Read more
Education
The Importance of Differentiated Instruction to Different Learners
By Blerta- Matina Tartari “What we can do is to ensure that no matter who you are, no matter what your background, no matter your level of income, you can…
Classroom Based Assessment in EFL Classrooms
Let's stop using tests and focus on alternative forms of assessment By Irini Renika Papakammenou In the educational context teachers tend to assess stude…
Teaching Adults and Classroom Management Issues
By Maroussa Pavli* Are you teaching adults or thinking of doing so? Those of you who have already worked with adult learners can easily understand the …
What makes a lesson challenging and practical teaching hints
By Valia Georgilaki, Teacher of English, Doukas Primary School Are we ‘anaesthetizing’ students? A long term study in the USA, which was published recently …
Listening with Heart, Body & Mind
Listening actively is a body, heart and mind workout. It requires attention to self as well as a full immersion into the collective, while aspiring to keep…
How to Better Prepare for your Exams
Speak Out Loud To Learn And Remember A Language Communicating verbally is a crucial part of learning a foreign language but studying any important informatio…
This month in ELT NEWS
October 2018
Supplementary Materials, Do they work? Course books are regarded as the core of teaching materials in the classroom and serve as pivotal role to facilitate the instructors’ teaching in the classroom. Penny...
Read moreEducation
24-10-2018 Hits:808 Education
Addressing Disruptive Behavior in EFL Classrooms
The Fundamentals of A Teacher-Based Functional Behavioral Assessment (Fba) By Evangelia Vassilakou, MA in Applied Linguistics FBA is the process of gathering and analyzing information about a student’s problem behavior in order to...
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24-10-2018 Hits:124 Education
Homo Ludens - All the world’s a stage...
“Antigone: And does not Creon treat our brothers twain One with the rites of burial, one with shame? Eteocles, so say they, he interred Fitly, with wonted rites, as one held meet To pass with...
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24-10-2018 Hits:166 Education
The Importance of Differentiated Instruction to Different Learners
By Blerta- Matina Tartari “What we can do is to ensure that no matter who you are, no matter what your background, no matter your level of income, you can get...
Read more
24-10-2018 Hits:134 Education
Classroom Based Assessment in EFL Classrooms
Let's stop using tests and focus on alternative forms of assessment By Irini Renika Papakammenou In the educational context teachers tend to assess students in order to measure what students have learnt and...
Read more
24-10-2018 Hits:128 Education
Teaching Adults and Classroom Management Issues
By Maroussa Pavli* Are you teaching adults or thinking of doing so? Those of you who have already worked with adult learners can easily understand the relevance of the title...
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24-10-2018 Hits:112 Education
What makes a lesson challenging and practical teaching hints
By Valia Georgilaki, Teacher of English, Doukas Primary School Are we ‘anaesthetizing’ students? A long term study in the USA, which was published recently and 1500 kindergarten children were tested, showed that...
Read moreTeaching Material
Preparing learners for exams: the problem with listening
Fear of listening Listening appears to be the most feared component of language exams: learners invariably complain that “the listening was difficult,” teachers seem to worry about the listening subtest more...
Read moreBuilding positive student - teacher relationships
If you build positive student-teacher relationships, your students will be more likely to pay attention to you, and there will be fewer disruptions. The best way to gain the respect of...
Read moreHelping young learners to speak English in class
One of the challenges that teachers face when teaching young learners is to encourage them to speak English throughout the lesson and gradually establish L2 as the main means of...
Read morePresentation Skills? Seriously? (Part Six)
The main characteristic of human interaction, and presentations for that matter, is verbal communication. It covers just about all aspects of human activity: it is used to inform, to intimidate...
Read moreThis month in ELT NEWS
October 2018
Supplementary Materials, Do they work? Course books are regarded as the core of teaching materials in the classroom and serve as pivotal role to facilitate the instructors’ teaching in the classroom. Penny...
Read more