The Cognitive Aspects of Writing
Paragraphing: It is important to avoid too much eye strain. A piece of writing has to be interesting to attract…
Category: Teaching Tips
Writing here, writing there …
Text is the very stuff of teaching. It is right there at the core of what we do. Written text…
Speaking exams: 7 tips for candidates and teachers
The big day has come and your heart palpitates with stress and fear. The only thought that crosses your mind…
The effect of speaking topics on candidate performance
One of the claims of language tests administered in Greece is that topical knowledge is not tested so that all…
Teaching Speaking: Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills
Students often think that the ability to speak a language is the product of language learning, but speaking is also…
Speaking Skills: How to motivate adult learners at B2+ level
“A good teacher is hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget”. If you keep…
Why should we teach speaking skills in the classroom?
Many students equate being able to speak a language as knowing the language and therefore view learning the language as…
Reading motivation? I dare you to read the whole piece and other stories…
Do something for me if you will. Google the word “brain”. The first result you get is the link to…
Speaking: The Achilles Heel of Language Learning
Back in November we contacted a number of teachers, teacher trainers, oral examiners etc. and asked them to write about…
Spark the Learners’ Interest for Writing
Well-verified classroom reality attests that writing and writing-production tasks constitute a multilayered procedure. As such, writing deviates from other aspects…