Academic life

There are days where your lesson flops, headaches abound, you miss the bus, fight with a loved one, ...

Ever held a conversation class where students expected you to do the talking? Or tried to get conver...

Authentic materials—written, audio, and video materials students come across in everyday life—can be...

Just a few short years ago, language teachers would have fallen over backwards at today’s easy acces...

Pair work is a much-loved, much-used teaching technique—and with good reason. It reduces teacher tal...

For many of us, Christmas is an exciting time of year that promises an extra burst of food, friends,...

“Mingles” are one of the most popular activities up a language teacher’s sleeve. Educators love them...

You know the deal. There are five minutes before class ends and you’re losing your young learners. M...

You probably already have lots of ideas for Christmas activities for your young learners—but what ab...

Picturing your current students, you’re probably already clear on who your visual learners are. They...

Though a fastidious grammar point, accurate use of reported speech is essential to daily life. C1 st...

Whether working in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, there’s one thing the teaching community has...