Nowadays, English is an international language and used throughout the world. The ever increasing need to develop one’s communicative competence is often something learners struggle to do. Outdated methods and a focus on grammatical proficiency tend to inhibit improvement. Though grammar is a...
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21st November 2017By Bryan Holmes
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14th November 2017By Eve Conway
How can teachers best support learners with SEN? In reality, this is a very big question. Every child is different and learners have different personalities, as well as different additional learning needs. As we explored last week, if you are a teacher who has learners with SENs in your... -
7th November 2017By Eve Conway
“I don’t feel that I’m experienced enough at working with learners with SEN, I’ll only end up letting them down.’’ ‘’Having learners with SENs in the classroom takes a lot of extra planning time’’. ‘’How can I spend all of my class time supporting one or two learners when the other students... -
17th October 2017By Eve Conway
Halloween is just around the corner and is the perfect time to do some festive-inspired activities with your young learner classes. As holidays go, Halloween is one of the most fun, paying homage to all things weird and wonderful, such as ghosts, ghouls and goblins. Here are five of my favourite... -
19th September 2017By Eve Conway
Although English only has two ‘official’ tenses ‘past’ and ‘present’, grammar can be tricky for the best of us. In particular it poses difficulties for young learners as they are still developing the ability to comprehend abstract ideas and may not to grasp such concepts as ‘time’ or ‘real vs... -
12th September 2017By Tom Garside
In high-schools the world over, there is a common tendency for teachers and their students to put a disproportionate focus on results; weekly assessments, end-of-term tests, mock exams, final exam results… there always seems to be another test or assessment looming on the horizon. A real and... -
22nd August 2017By Laura Wilkes
The start of a new school year is often a daunting time for teachers and learners alike. Even if you’re returning to a teaching post you know well, it’s likely that you’ll be assigned new groups of learners and possibly different materials to work with. Whether it’s your first teaching job or just... -
22nd September 2016By Anonymous
By David Kim, CertTESOL Trainee, 2016 Hey, you could teach them English!? What? Really? How? As a corporate sustainability practitioner, I am responsible for managing many aspects of my company’s environmental, social, and governance performance. The social component of my work often...