Professional development: long and short courses that can make the difference in your teaching
Professional development refers to continuing education and career training after a person has entered the workforce in order to help…... Read more.
C2: “The End of English”!
Exam Craze For many decades, Greece had had the largest number of candidates sitting for C2 exams. Other countries with…... Read more.
How long does it take to reach C1 and C2 Level?
It takes at least 12 years in general for a native speaker to reach C1 level in his own language,…... Read more.
Extensive listening activities in the EFL classroom
No matter which language, listening has been demonstrated to be a crucial component of successful human communication (Rost, 2011; Rost…... Read more.
What does it mean to be fluent?
Language learning is a marathon, not a sprint The term ‘fluency’ in the world of EFL refers to the measurement…... Read more.
I Passed My Proficiency Exam. Now I Can Teach English!
“Hey Ms. Katherine! Now that I’ve passed my proficiency exam, I’m officially a teacher like you! I’m capable of doing…... Read more.
Christine Tsatasba, President of GlobalCert, talks about women in leadership
ELT NEWS has taken the initiative to publish a series of interviews on women’s leadership. Whenever there are talks on…... Read more.
On Raising the Excellence Bar Teaching C1 & C2
A paradigm of excellence It requires approximately 700 – 800 learning hours to reach C1 and 1,000-1,200 learning hours to…... Read more.
How the Pandemic Helped Me Become a Better Teacher
Covid-19 was no doubt a stressful time for teachers. I myself suffered my first ever migraine; a result, I believe,…... Read more.
The “They only play in this school’’ problem
Recently, I have spent a lot of hours in my office trying to write new lesson plans, new activities, and…... Read more.