The Pygmalion effect: Positive encouragement and praise
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind”…... Read more.
Zafi Mandali talks about Storytelling in EFL Teaching and Learning
Zafi Mandali holds a BA in English Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and an MA in Applied Linguistics,…... Read more.
Storytelling with Young Learners
When I was about six years old I got lost walking home from school. I always walked home from school,…... Read more.
Following the Child: Pre-School EAL and Why Montessori Had the Answers
Pre-School English as an Additional Language is notorious for the inexplicable challenge it withholds for us, teachers. Yet, phonemes and…... Read more.
How To Engage Young Learners
We know that the essential ingredient that enables motivation to facilitate deep student learning is engagement. And as educators, we…... Read more.
Foreign Languages and Pre-Primary Students. Are We Overdoing It?
It comes as no surprise that the demands of our ever-developing society would at some point leave its mark on…... Read more.
From “lost and lackadaisical” to “assertive learners” within a month!
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The…... Read more.
Supplementary materials: the what and why
There are two types of classrooms; the one that I came across as a student and the one that we…... Read more.
Creating supplementary material: The ultimate “Aha!!!” moment of EFL teaching!!!!
After having spent quite some time looking for the most suitable textbook for our student(s), we feel satisfied that we…... Read more.
Paper Takes the Leading Role in an EFL Classroom
The first thing that comes in mind when we think of supplementary material in class is the GOOGLE. How about…... Read more.