Teaching Listening
Listening is an important skill for the person who is learning English. Everyone wants to listen to what…
Category: Teaching Tips
Reading in EFL Reality
Thankfully for the human brain and its workings, all four fundamental skills of English Language Learning are inescapably interconnected.…
Developing Writing Skills
The developing of the language skills has always been a very hard and interesting task. The process of writing suggests…
The Cognitive Aspects of Writing
Paragraphing: It is important to avoid too much eye strain. A piece of writing has to be interesting to attract…
Writing here, writing there …
Text is the very stuff of teaching. It is right there at the core of what we do. Written text…
Speaking exams: 7 tips for candidates and teachers
The big day has come and your heart palpitates with stress and fear. The only thought that crosses your mind…
The effect of speaking topics on candidate performance
One of the claims of language tests administered in Greece is that topical knowledge is not tested so that all…
Teaching Speaking: Strategies for Developing Speaking Skills
Students often think that the ability to speak a language is the product of language learning, but speaking is also…
Speaking Skills: How to motivate adult learners at B2+ level
“A good teacher is hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget”. If you keep…
Why should we teach speaking skills in the classroom?
Many students equate being able to speak a language as knowing the language and therefore view learning the language as…