Why do we neglect speaking?
Language is a tool for communication. We communicate with others, to express our ideas, and to know others’ ideas as…
Category: Teaching Tips
The Challenge of Teaching Listening Skills
Teaching listening skills is one of the most difficult tasks for any EFL teacher. This is because successful listening skills…
Scaffolding your Writing Class
Composition writing has always been a very demanding task for both students and teachers. Our professional experience comes to agree…
Preparing learners for exams: the problem with listening
Fear of listening Listening appears to be the most feared component of language exams: learners invariably complain that “the listening…
How to help your students develop Reading & Listening skills
The following article refers to the theory, and the practice needed, for developing the Reading and Listening skills effectively. However,…
Using Comedy to Develop Listening Skills
Motivation – The Acid Test: There is one thing the Brits are experts at – and that is not cooking.…
How to start a writing assignment
Writing takes time Find out when the assignment is due and devise a plan of action. This may seem obvious…
Thoughts on Preparing Candidates for the Cambridge English Exams Speaking and Writing Papers
I am often asked by teachers given the proximity of exam day what the right balance between exam practice…
Setting Achievable Goals for our EFL Writing Class
“Scaffolding” describes a performance enhancement procedure which can make teaching composition meaningful and support learners. However, despite teachers’ and students’…
How to improve our students’ exam results in ESB writing
How often have we been cornered by an irate parent wanting to know why his child failed the writing part…