Adapting reading activities for the online classroom
The new classroom environment, the online classroom, involves adapting the printed coursebook we have been using so far, to…
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Mind-mapping makes writing easier
When you sit down to write an essay, a story or other piece of work, one of two problems often…
Teaching Speaking at B2 Level
It has been argued – with good reason one might add – that of all four skills involved in foreign…
How to teach reading skills to non-readers
The time has come for you to teach the so called certificate classes and you’re thrilled and can’t wait…
Teaching Reading to students with dyslexia
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. The person diagnosed with dyslexia face difficulties with…
What’s in a listening lesson?
Theoretical evidence in decision making and lesson planning in B2 listening classes By Vassiliki Lismani Listening, along with reading, is…
The Best Thing You Can Do for Reading Fluency
Choppy, hesitant reading got you down? Does your child’s lack of fluency affect her comprehension? There is a simple trick…
The Science of Reading
Does reading really matter that much now that we’re in the digital age? Yes! In fact, in the digital age,…
My students complain that reading texts are too long and difficult to deal with… What should I do?
Text by: Dimitris Primalis Whether you teach a traditional EFL (English as a Foreign Language) class, or a class…
Reading: Wherein L2 Vocabulary belongs
Text by: Marina Siskou A rarely defied teaching practice is the random introduction of the target language vocabulary…