As the new school year starts to unfold, both veteran and new teachers will face new challenges (or old ones in different clothes), both in- and outsi...
IntroductionThe decades-old debate between explicit and implicit grammar teaching is one of the most divisive in language education.Advocates of expli...
English tests are not an aim in and of themselves, although they’re sometimes treated as if they were. In fact, there’s a lot that English testing sho...
Technology in the classroomLearning technologies have been essential for teachers and students for decades, if not centuries. In fact, at one point, e...
Whether working in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, there’s one thing the teaching community has in common: new semester nerves. And we know how t...
Studying diverse voices and experiences which represent a wide range of backgrounds doesn’t just promote cross-cultural understanding, but also enable...
It doesn’t matter whether students have started studying together, or whether they have known each other for years, there’s never a bad time to do an ...
Most teachers are aware of multiple intelligences theory and may have an interest in how personality frameworks translate to the classroom. One such p...
For every teacher who returns exhausted and sunburned after the summer vacation, there’s another who seems happier and more organized than ever. How d...
Social media algorithms are specifically designed to present users with appealing and engaging content. This addictive nature also provides an opportu...
Hands up who’s had a class (or a week!) full of students suffering from cabin fever. We thought so. Being inside every class, all class, all year gets...
Books are powerful tools in language learning. They provide examples of authentic language and expose students to different cultures and ways of think...
