Learning by Heart – a Plea for Poetry
Learning by Heart - a Plea for Poetry A strange expression that. A very guilty one as well. The “by…... Read more.
Decoding CODA
“There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not…... Read more.
Teacher Development
Teacher Development: Letting Our Light Shine During my long career in ELT I have attended numerous seminars, conferences, workshops both…... Read more.
June 2022
Teacher Development: Letting Our Light Shine During my long career in ELT I have attended numerous seminars, conferences, workshops…... Read more.
Tests…tests…tests…the Washback Effect
Washback is an important concept in education because it describes the effect that testing has on teaching and learning in…... Read more.
Test validity
In very simple terms, validity tells us whether a test works well for the purpose that we will use it…... Read more.
Why Test and not Assess?
In the ELT community, there are so many opinions when it comes to Tests & Exams. There is a major…... Read more.
Don’t Panic! It’s Just an Exam!
Five Essential Approaches to Test Taking Is it that time of the year again? My, oh, my, how time flies!…... Read more.
Assessing Speaking
In practice, we often use the words test and assessment interchangeably. But they do have slightly different meanings. Students need…... Read more.
Grading Exam Papers: Dismantling Your Teaching
Summer of 2021 was a disillusioning experience: working as an exam marker brought me before grave teaching decisions of the…... Read more.