metacognition – ELT News

Metacognition: Thinking About Thinking – Em Dashes Included

Katherine ReillyApril 3, 2026January 28, 2026

I guess you’re all sick and tired of reading every new “educational revolution” embedded in endless online articles on how…

Education

We Teachers Are Human Beings After All

Marianthi DiamantelliApril 10, 2026January 29, 2026

After a discussion I once had with one of my classes, I realized that they had had the impression that…

Student Engagement

Why do some students get disengaged during class discussions and activities?

Anastasia SpyropoulouApril 9, 2026January 29, 2026

Lack of student engagement is one of the biggest challenges educators face today. And whether you’re teaching in person or online seems…

Student Engagement

When Students Go Silent: Re-igniting Motivation in the ELT Classroom of a Hyper-Digital Age

Maria A. ManetaApril 8, 2026January 29, 2026

Disengagement never arrives loudly. It slips into the classroom, so politely, almost unnoticed. A student who once raised their hand…

Word Stories

antidisestablishmentarianism

Steve Taylore-KnowlesApril 7, 2026January 29, 2026

Although the OED contains both pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (a lung disease) and floccipaucinihilipilification (the act of estimating as worthless), antidisestablishmentarianism is probably…