Education
How to teach children English using illustrated storybooks
Illustrated storybooks provide an ideal resource for helping children learn English. This is because children love listening to stories. Storybooks present la…
Teaching Young Learners: The age of Innocence
By Nancy Tasiopoulou, English Teacher, Doukas Primary School Teaching young learners is a unique experience, as it brings together the use of art, music, …
Lilika Couri talks about ELT in Greece – its past, present and future
On the occasion of ELT NEWS’s 30th anniversary we are happy to publish a series of interviews from ELT personalities who have left their trace in the Greek an…
Teaching Young Learners
It takes a special person to teach English as a foreign language. It takes an even more special person to teach English as a foreign language to young childre…
Providing Corrective Feedback in EFL Writing
Error treatment is one of the key issues in EFL writing faced by both teachers and researchers. When reviewing their learners’ texts, EFL teachers tend to pro…
L1 interference in Writing
Sometimes, even at Proficiency level, L1 interference - the influence of the Greek way of thinking in the way we express ourselves in another language - is n…
Teaching Ideas
Published on: 18-04-2019
Course book: A master or a servant?
The course book constitutes the compass for the completion of the syllabus (mid-term) and the curriculum (long-term) development of the E SL/ EFL school year. It serves as the foundation for...
Coursebook selection: What to look for
There are a number of factors to take into consideration when deciding on a coursebook, the first one being whether one is necessary or not. This, in turn, is dependent…
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Coursebooks: Why Should I Change or Replace Parts of It?
Many times, usually in the beginning of each year, I find myself, immersed in thoughts regarding the right course books I should choose for my students. Other times, (most of the…
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Do we need coursebooks?
Coursebook selection and evaluation is a complex and multifaceted task. Especially at a time when the market is inundated with a host of coursebooks for the teaching of English as…
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The Consultancy Corner
The plane that never managed to take off: FLS that never managed to make their mark
In my last article (back in June 2018, before my unplanned but much-needed break of 6 months from ELT NEWS for the first time in…
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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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Published on: 18-04-2019
Course book: A master or a servant?
The course book constitutes the compass for the completion of the syllabus (mid-term) and the curriculum (long-term) development of the E SL/ EFL school year. It serves as the foundation for...
Coursebook selection: What to look for
There are a number of factors to take into consideration when deciding on a coursebook, the first one being whether one is necessary or not. This, in turn, is dependent…
Read more
Coursebooks: Why Should I Change or Replace Parts of It?
Many times, usually in the beginning of each year, I find myself, immersed in thoughts regarding the right course books I should choose for my students. Other times, (most of the…
Read more
Do we need coursebooks?
Coursebook selection and evaluation is a complex and multifaceted task. Especially at a time when the market is inundated with a host of coursebooks for the teaching of English as…
Read more
Education
18-04-2019 Hits:69 Education
5+1 valuable tips to consider before choosing a course book
Picking the right course book isn’t always an easy task. What you think may be the best choice, can prove to be a costly mistake for your class. However, no...
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18-04-2019 Hits:9 Education
The role of a coursebook
Coursebooks are nowadays main sources of information in teaching; they help in achieving aims and objectives that have already been set in terms of learner needs. They are a useful...
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How to teach children English using illustrated storybooks
Illustrated storybooks provide an ideal resource for helping children learn English. This is because children love listening to stories. Storybooks present language in familiar and memorable contexts, and high quality...
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27-03-2019 Hits:232 Education
Teaching Young Learners: The age of Innocence
By Nancy Tasiopoulou, English Teacher, Doukas Primary School Teaching young learners is a unique experience, as it brings together the use of art, music, games, storytelling and technology. Not one day...
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Teaching Young Learners
It takes a special person to teach English as a foreign language. It takes an even more special person to teach English as a foreign language to young children. Young learners...
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Providing Corrective Feedback in EFL Writing
Error treatment is one of the key issues in EFL writing faced by both teachers and researchers. When reviewing their learners’ texts, EFL teachers tend to provide feedback on several...
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Whiteboards Improve Teaching
Getting Attention 1. Grab student attention with interactive whiteboard technology. Students come to a classroom having spent most of their out-of-school time surrounded by the wonders of technology. In order to compete...
Read moreEnglish for Kids: The Many Benefits of Bilingualism
Being bilingual means having total control of two languages. The benefits of bilingualism extend to social, as well as professional life. There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at...
Read moreNew to the classroom? Here are some tips that will help you evolve as a teacher
As a novice teacher you are full of dreams. You have the knowledge and command of the language and you know that you can disseminate information. But theory is often...
Read moreSetting Achievable Goals for our EFL Writing Class
“Scaffolding” describes a performance enhancement procedure which can make teaching composition meaningful and support learners. However, despite teachers’ and students’ good efforts, EFL composition writing still remains a very demanding task...
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