‘Do students need more time to learn or do they need more time to play?’
When I was a child, my friends and I had two educations. We had school, and we also had ‘play…
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Monumental Work: Teaching Young Learners
Learners for Life The discussion on teaching English to Young Learners (YL) can be fragmentized according to different parameters, with…
Responding to the Needs of Every Young Learner
“All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what…
Teaching English to Young Learners
How can we approach teaching vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation to young learners? How can we create a supportive environment…
Conditioning Young Learners’ Class Behaviours
What do you do when off-task behaviours and student disruptions occur? Here are some things you can do to establish…
Thom Kiddle, Director of NILE, talks about Teaching and Assessment
Thom Kiddle has a Master’s degree in Language Testing from Lancaster University and the Cambridge Delta. He is the Director of…
“Is your school a CD or a concert?”
Michael Carrier Talks to ELT NEWS about the Future of Learning “Is your school a CD or a concert?” Michael…
Focus on the Learner. Teaching lessons from Monty Python’s “The Life of Brian”.
Do you know the scene in Monty Python’s “The Life of Brian” where a crowd has gathered outside his house and are…
The Importance of Authentic Materials in Language Learning
Language learners often struggle with finding real-world opportunities to use the language they are learning. While textbooks and exercises can…
Teaching to the test: the demise of language teaching
Language teaching has been an essential part of the education system for decades. Learning a foreign language can provide numerous…