Why Your Students Forget Everything (And What to Do About It)
You taught the vocabulary. You practised it. Your students understood it.They completed the exercises, answered correctly, and seemed confident. And…
Category: Education
Challenge Accepted# Can we avoid exam oriented teaching when preparing students for exams?
In countries like Greece where the L2 learning starts from an early age , formally from the first years of…
Learner Autonomy: A Shared Responsibility
The term autonomous learning is a controversial one. It is raised in training sessions, coursebooks, and educational discussions; yet, in real classrooms,…
Closing the Year with Purpose: Reflection and the Evolving EFL Teacher
As the academic year comes to an end, we can find ourselves caught between exhaustion and urgency. Reports need to…
AI in ELT: Everyone Is Moving, Few Know Why
I am not a teacher, nor do I claim to be one. What follows is written from observing the ELT…
Reimagining Writing in the AI Era
Imagine this: You assign an essay on environmental responsibility. The next class, a student who typically struggles with lexis and…
The Role of the Teacher in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence can now generate exercises, explain grammar, adapt texts, summarise texts, and provide rapid feedback on writing. These changes…
Learning Challenges; Unlearning Wounds: Why Language Educators Must Reinvent Themselves in the Age ofAI
The phrase has become something of a mantra in education circles: AI will not replace teachers — but it will replace…
Giving AI a Human “Eye”: Transforming a Generic AI Lesson
Recently, I used ChatGPT to draft a lesson on school facilities for my 4th-grade (A1-) class. While the AI handled…
Where AI Ends and Teaching Begins
Human history is marked with transitions. There are numerous examples, such as the discovery of fire, the invention of the…