LIMITING PASSIVE LEARNING THROUGH PROJECT WORK
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, goes the saying and I would add that a project a month…
Category: Teaching Tips
Why I stopped spending time on preparing elaborate materials to teach the language: the joy of focusing on the learner and the learning environment!
I am one of those educators who has to try everything in order to adopt it or reject it. Especially…
Unravelling the Power of Morphological Awareness: Enhancing Word Reading and Comprehension skills
What does morphological awareness involve and what is its contribution to reading and comprehension skills? Morphology is the study of…
ChatGPT and Writing
I started paying attention to chatter about artificial intelligence and writing late last year. I was reading a post about…
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…
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…
How do you teach writing? Reflections on teaching practices
Have you ever asked your students how they feel about writing? Have you ever received responses such as ‘Writing is…
Graded Reading for Grades: How Graded Readers can help with Exam Preparation
Preparing students for tests is a burden all teachers must bear. Test preparation can be taxing and take away valuable…
Assessing Speaking
In practice, we often use the words test and assessment interchangeably. But they do have slightly different meanings. Students need…
The challenges of speaking in B1 classrooms.
Speaking is the active use of the English language to express not only meaning but also personal ideas and feelings.…