Cambridge University Press and Assessment is partnering with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on a new English language assessment. The goal of the new assessment is to improve understanding of how English is taught and learned as a foreign language.
The assessment will be a part of the OECD’s Program for International...
QLS, the multi-award-winning network of Quality Language Schools, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a unique gala on Thursday 23 June, at the iconic Zappeion Hall.
QLS has made a difference in foreign language education in Greece through its innovative programmes, including the QLP, its Debate Festival, its Anti-Bullying Campaign, the QLS i-Learn...
By Katherine Reilly, Author, Teacher Trainer
Yikes! Are we actually going there? In a market that is constantly changing, one would question the necessity of acquiring a certificate which would proudly adorn our wall, only to have it sidelined by most employers. Many a time, I would converse with students who have landed a job, only to tell me that they...
When you sit down to write an essay, a story, or another piece of work, one of two problems often occurs:
(1) You have dozens of ideas competing for your attention and you don’t know where to begin. Thoughts flicker through your mind and disappear. Zip – they’re gone! You’re like a child at the circus – so many lovely, colourful things are competing for...
The IELTS scam came to light when Unites States border officials arrested six Indian students who tried to illegally enter the country on a boat from Canada.
Six students from Gujurat in India, aged between 19 and 21, were arrested by United States border authorities as they tried to cross from Canada into the United States via the Saint Regis River...
“Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.”
― Hans Christian Andersen
I’ve been teaching for more than 30 years. I’ve done everything I now reject in terms of methodology. I started with Grammar-Translation because this is what I was told to do by my first employer. I taught exam-prep the exam-prep...
The Occupational English Test (also known as OET) is a well-respected international English language test for healthcare professionals. Since 2013, OET has been owned by Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment, a venture between Cambridge Assessment English and Box Hill Institute.
By Jake Delatolas-Saveris
OET tests all 4 English language skills for...
It’s a book for teachers of EFL classes at universities, containing a variety of language learning activities that can be used throughout the semester. However, teachers of other subjects (not to mention high school and language school teachers) could also use most of the activities in their classrooms.
The activities in this book relate to three...
Harvard academic Amy Cuddy, famous for her work on 'power poses', talks to Jon Severs about the impact of body language in the classroom. According to a feature on TES (tes.com), those teachers who plan their classroom speeches to the syllable, Amy Cuddy has some disappointing news. “Some researchers did a study looking at a rating students gave a professor...
What Is Learner Experience Design (LXD), And Why Is It Such A Big Deal?
Learner Experience Design is all about putting the learner at the center of any learning experience. It’s a holistic approach to designing learner-centered experiences and meeting their needs.
Text by Metaxas Gamvrelis · CEO - Cofounder of AskPhoenix
Learner Experience Design is...
