Cultivating Emotional Intelligence in the EFL Context: Strategies for EFL Teachers
Another academic year is heading towards its end and most of us have already started thinking about its course and…
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Enhancing Language Learning: Nurturing Motivation, Alleviating Anxiety, and Fostering Enjoyment in the ELT Classroom
Creating a positive, vibrant, and cheery atmosphere is key in any classroom for learning to happen. The groundwork for this…
Immersive English language learning
Learning a foreign language can be a challenging task for young learners but a very rewarding one at the same…
When the self-fulfilling prophesy…killed the pastime of reading
DECEMBER 2023, waiting for the New Year to come, I find myself in a family gathering overwhelmed by the festive…
Is My Textbook Just a Fancy Paperweight?
Unveiling the Mysteries of Supplementary Material in ELT As educators, we often contemplate the necessity of implementing supplementary materials to…
When Virtual Tours start in the classroom
During the pandemic of COVID-19 and especially the quarantine period when most countries enforced strict lock-down measures, people were not…
It’s not Only How Much you Read but How you read!
Comprehension, Interpretation, Critical Evaluation, Text Processing and Mediation, Scanning, Skimming, Intensive and Extensive Reading, Reading for the Gist, Reading for…
Social Media through the Lens of Logotherapy
Introduction Social media has become an integral part of modern life, shaping the way we communicate, share information, and interact…
LIMITING PASSIVE LEARNING THROUGH PROJECT WORK
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, goes the saying and I would add that a project a month…
Why I stopped spending time on preparing elaborate materials to teach the language: the joy of focusing on the learner and the learning environment!
I am one of those educators who has to try everything in order to adopt it or reject it. Especially…