USING VIDEO FOR DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
INTRODUCTION Many young learners nowadays are visual and auditory learners who are also generally quite computer literate, have no problems…
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Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic
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Are you familiar with the Occupational English Test?
The Occupational English Test (also known as OET) is a well-respected international English language test for healthcare professionals. Since 2013,…
The Future of Education Is All About the Experiences We Create
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The strategies begin with lesson one at the start of the course
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Elizabeth Veliou, Educator of the Year, talks about her teaching career and her vision of a holistic language education
Elizabeth Veliou was born and raised in Lamia. She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle…