Skip to content
elt news logo

ELT News

The magazine for EFL teachers in Greece

  • Home
  • News
    • Language Teaching – International
    • Greece
  • Education
  • Expert Voices
    • Anastasia Spyropoulou – The Etymology corner
    • British Council – The British Council Corner
    • Dimitris Maroulis – A pair of…. trainers
    • Dimitris Maroulis – Fortune Cookies
    • Dimitris Primalis – TEFL Trivia Matter
    • Robin Walker – Tongue Twisted
    • Roula Mizeraki – Punctuation Puzzles
    • Zafi Mandali – Storyland
    • Steven Taylore Knowles – Word Stories
  • Featured Sections
    • Back to School
    • Building Vocabulary
    • Christmas Activities
    • Coursebooks
    • Grammar
    • Profiling D&E Classes
    • Teaching Adults
    • Teaching Junior Classes
    • Teaching Teens
    • Vocational Qualifications
    • Teaching Young Learners
    • Exams & Preparation
  • Community Hub
    • ELT NEWS Digital Edition
    • Submit an Article
    • Contributor’s Directory
    • Subscribe to ELT NEWS
    • Help reshape ELT events
  • ELT DIGITAL EDITION
  • Reality Check

Category: Teaching Speaking

The challenges of speaking in B1 classrooms.
Teaching Speaking

The challenges of speaking in B1 classrooms.

ELT NewsMay 6, 2022

Speaking is the active use of the English language to express not only meaning but also personal ideas and feelings.…

Speaking your mind?
Teaching Speaking

Speaking your mind?

ELT NewsDecember 6, 2021

  “I don’t mind talking to you or my classmates in English; in fact, I quite enjoy it. But it’s…

Teaching Speaking at B2 Level
Teaching Speaking

Teaching Speaking at B2 Level

ELT NewsJuly 7, 2020December 29, 2024

It has been argued – with good reason one might add – that of all four skills involved in foreign…

Speaking exams: 7 tips for candidates and teachers
Teaching Speaking

Speaking exams: 7 tips for candidates and teachers

ELT NewsMay 17, 2018

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
Teaching Speaking

The effect of speaking topics on candidate performance

ELT NewsMay 17, 2018

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
Teaching Speaking

Teaching Speaking: Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills

ELT NewsMay 17, 2018

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
Teaching Speaking

Speaking Skills: How to motivate adult learners at B2+ level

ELT NewsMay 17, 2018

“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?
Teaching Speaking

Why should we teach speaking skills in the classroom?

ELT NewsMay 17, 2018

Many students equate being able to speak a language as knowing the language and therefore view learning the language as…

Speaking: The Achilles Heel of  Language Learning
Teaching Speaking

Speaking: The Achilles Heel of Language Learning

ELT NewsMay 17, 2018

Back in November we contacted a number of teachers, teacher trainers, oral examiners etc. and asked them to write about…

Why do we neglect speaking?
Teaching Speaking

Why do we neglect speaking?

ELT NewsNovember 7, 2017

Language is a tool for communication. We communicate with others, to express our ideas, and to know others’ ideas as…

Posts navigation

Newer posts

Recent Posts

Education

Languages with Purpose: Fostering Social Awareness through Pedagogical Translanguaging in IBDP English B

Vasiliki LismaniSeptember 18, 2026September 21, 2026

Are you familiar with the following dialogue? -Would you like to have the cleanest house in town? -Of course! -Then,…

Item
Education, Global Views, Student-centred classrooms

Beyond the Syntax: Language, Empathy, and the World in Our Classrooms

Chara MarkakiSeptember 18, 2026September 18, 2026

We have all been there: a lesson plan meticulously mapped out around a specific grammar structure or vocabulary set. The…

Despina evgeni
Education, Featured Sections, Teaching Young Learners

The Architecture of Engagement: Designing a Classroom for Young Learners

Despina EvgeniSeptember 18, 2026September 18, 2026

Teaching young learners is often mistaken for a role defined by patience alone. In reality, it is a high-precision architectural…

Voitsiou Constantina
Education, Teaching Young Learners

Small Learners, Big Demands: What Teaching Young Children Has Taught Me

Constantina VoitsiouSeptember 18, 2026September 18, 2026

When people think about teaching young learners, they often imagine colorful classrooms, songs, games, and smiling children. While those things…

About

ELT NEWS is the leading magazine for Foreign Language teachers and schools in Greece.
————
The views and opinions expressed by guest contributors featured in ELT NEWS are solely their own and do not necessarily represent or reflect the official policy or position of the publication. ELT NEWS expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any statements or opinions expressed by the contributors.

Recent Posts
  • Languages with Purpose: Fostering Social Awareness through Pedagogical Translanguaging in IBDP English B
  • Beyond the Syntax: Language, Empathy, and the World in Our Classrooms
  • The Architecture of Engagement: Designing a Classroom for Young Learners
  • Small Learners, Big Demands: What Teaching Young Children Has Taught Me
  • Connecting Classroom Practice with Pedagogical Thinking Bridging What Teachers Do and Why They Do It
Popular Categories
  • Exams & Preparation
  • Professional Development
  • Special Education
  • Teaching Online
  • Teaching Tips
  • News
  • Interviews
Get in touch
  • +30 21 0671 2991
  • Αγ. Γεωργίου 74, Neo Psychiko, Greece
  • info@eltnews.gr
Copyright © 2026 ELT NewsAscendoor Magazine by Ascendoor | Powered by WordPress.