Speak, Speak My Lovely Teen! Don’t just perform!
Fluency, learner autonomy, confidence, willingness to communicate, the affective filter, emotional resilience, vocabulary and grammatical range — to name but…
Category: Education
Metacognition: Thinking About Thinking – Em Dashes Included
I guess you’re all sick and tired of reading every new “educational revolution” embedded in endless online articles on how…
What does it take to be an inclusive teacher?
One could safely assume that, in the year 2025, teachers are familiar with the terms Dyslexia, Special Educational Needs, Learning…
Different Brains, Same Classroom: Making English Learning Truly Inclusive
Walk into any classroom and you will find a wide range of minds at work. Some learners move quickly and…
Shared Vision: Goal Setting with Students, Teachers, and Parents
At the start of an academic year, one of the most powerful levers for student success is aligning expectations, motivation,…
AI Writes Better Essays. But Are Students Still Learning to Write?
A student submits a perfectly structured essay. Clear argument with relevant vocabulary and cohesive flow. Two years ago, this would…
Teaching Tenses When Students Experience Time Differently
“Yesterday I go park. Tomorrow, I go park again!” I remember the joy on my student’s face when she said…
Teaching English to Older Adults: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right
In the field of ELT, most of our experience and research is built around children, teenagers, and young adults. Even…
Experiential Projects: When Heritage Meets Language Learning
Few things are more powerful in education than offering students the chance to learn through doing, especially when that “doing”…
The Tiny Book Project, Part A: Boosting Writing with Just One Page
A creative-writing activity built around a single A4 sheet folded into a tiny book. Designed to increase writing fluency, strengthen…