ELT 2021 Influencers: Elisavet Veliou
Elisavet, has a BA in English Language and Literature (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and an MA in Cinema Studies (University…
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Do we only learn from coursebooks?
For most educators the textbook represents the main source of ideas for teaching. Therefore little attention is paid to other…
The factor of anxiety in Young Learners’ classes
As English teachers, we’re almost always on the lookout for new and interesting ways to stimulate our language learners.…
How young is too young to learn a Foreign Language?
Quite often in a monolingual family we are confronted with the dilemma of what is the appropriate age for…
Password to Vocabulary Retention
Text by: Steve Vassilakopoulos Most teachers find it frustrating when new vocabulary is presented, learnt and forgotten all in the…
Presenting and teaching English vocabulary via Semantic Feature Analysis grids and matrixes (SFA)
Text by: Evangelia Vassilakou Traditional vocabulary instruction focuses on pre teaching either difficult or low frequency vocabulary. This can cause…
Reading: Wherein L2 Vocabulary belongs
Text by: Marina Siskou A rarely defied teaching practice is the random introduction of the target language vocabulary…
Lack of vocabulary=lack of extensive reading
The approach to building basic vocabulary involves identification of the most basic vocabulary, the benefits of extensive reading, the strengths…
Christmas Video Facts
This is a great simple activity to practice their reading and writing skills while talking about some unusual facts…
Xmas Conversation questions
Over 25 different questions to get the class talking about Christmas. Level: Teens and Adults all levels. •…