Ideas, tips, and tools for language teachers around the world.

Suzanne Issa

Suzanne is in her 6th year of teaching with EF, first in Atlanta, and then in Washington, DC. When not teaching, she enjoys Snapchatting and Instagramming with students.

All articles from Suzanne Issa

Eight ways to use your students’ own devices in class

min read min

Setting foot in a classroom today where students don’t have at least one piece of technology on them is nearly impossible. Accepting that our devices ...

Ever had trouble teaching ’lend’ and ’borrow’? Try this technique

3 min read 3 min

Sometimes the easiest way to teach confusing words is to take the grammar and the boardwork totally out of the picture. Many students have had troubl...

How to get students talking—with minimal input

min read min

Ever held a conversation class where students expected you to do the talking? Or tried to get conversation moving past one or two dominant speakers? ...