Beyond Labels: Do We Really Know Our Students?
We are all familiar with the saying “Appearances can be deceiving.” But what does this really mean inside a classroom?…
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We Teachers Are Human Beings After All
After a discussion I once had with one of my classes, I realized that they had had the impression that…
AI Won’t Replace Teachers, But It Will Replace Boring Lesson.
“Will AI replace English teachers?” It’s probably the question every educator has heard at least once this year. Teachers discuss…
What are we really teaching?
What are we really teaching when we teach English? Is our role limited to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and the four…
How I Use ChatGPT to Teach IELTS to A2 and B1 Students (A Teaching Method I Never Thought Would Have Worked)
English language educator, blogger, and author For years, I had one firm rule as an IELTS teacher: if a prospective…
Fluency or Accuracy? The ELT Identity Crisis No One Can Ignore
In 1985, two influential accounts of second-language acquisition placed different demands on the language classroom. Stephen Krashen argued that acquisition…
What do 103 studies tell us about AI in EFL?
The summer brought something the ELT debate on AI has often lacked: a larger body of evidence to examine. A…
AI in Rural African Schools: A Step Ahead or a Wrong Path?
In the wide open lands of rural Africa, where dirt roads link far-apart villages and power is not always there,…
Disengaged Students… How Do We Motivate Them?
A familiar complaint echoes through staff rooms and school corridors: students are disengaged. They seem tired, indifferent, glued to screens,…
Enhancing Communication and Learner Confidence Through Icebreakers
Icebreakers, known as instructional activities, are designed to help students overcome communication barriers that may arise due to remote learning…