by Henno Kotzé and Ceara McManus As teachers of ESL and EAP in a university language centre in Australia, we often find that many of our students are not motivated to use English beyond the classroom. Because many are in nearly monocultural classes, they often revert to their first language with their classmates as soon […]
As a teacher of English as a foreign language, I have always worked at English language institutes and have learned about the importance of developing students’ communication skills, writes guest post blogger, Samantha Berredo. In order to do that, it is very important to have group work and / or pair work. Of course, I […]
Does going to a class and writing things considered important in a notebook ring a bell with you? It actually reminds me of how our students still keep making use of paper to keep a record of what they learn – especially vocabulary – while having the opportunity to fall back on their cellphones. With this […]
If I asked you to associate Fine Arts with one word, I am pretty confident the answer would, unequivocally, be drawing or sketching, writes Maria Christoforou. Now, I am curious to see which word you would use to relate the subject of English to the specifics of a course of Fine Arts. That is an even greater challenge! […]
The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in English Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment: Either Friend or Foe? The full Web Conference Programme for 9 November 2018 can now be revealed. This event was previously promoted by us with this short animation. To enter the room on the day you can scan the QR code above or […]
Picking out a laptop that works well for the needs of the user is difficult for anyone, writes guest blogger, Davor Gasparevic. The myriad choices of computers all require careful consideration of size, speed, memory, graphics, performance and, of course, cost. Gamers require more powerful computers; add virtual reality (VR) into the mix and you […]
UPDATE: The deadline for this travel grant was on November 12th 2018. From a selection of entries, the winner is Rafael Webster, from Brazil. We are delighted for him to be joining us in Liverpool. Rafael is an English teacher at Cultura Inglesa SP. He is a Translation and Interpretation graduate, holds a Cambridge CELTA certificate, is pursuing […]
by Barbara Anna Zielonka Following an interview in our May 2018 newsletter, Global Teacher Prize 2018 finalist and winner of the Outstanding Pole Award, Barbara Anna Zielonka, writes for us about an approach that she has been using for the past 5 years. She would love other language teachers to do the same in their […]
