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David Bish breaks down blended learning
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We sat down with EF senior academic David Bish to find out more about blended learning and how it’s used in the classroom.David, how would you introdu...

Simple strategies to keep your resolutions this academic year
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A new year. A blank page. (Or perhaps a clean whiteboard?) For some, the new year is incredibly inspiring, whereas others find the perceived pressure ...

Got a gifted student? Here’s what you need to know
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One of the great challenges of teaching is adapting to the needs of dozens of students, all of them with unique personalities, interests, world views,...

Why webinars are the new best way to advance your career
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If our great-grandparents could see how the workplace functions now, they would be agape. Sure, we’re not commuting to work in flying cars or conversi...

This is how advanced grammar changes language skills
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While it’s clear that language becomes more nuanced and complex as higher levels, it’s not always clear exactly how this is happening. As an instructo...

Four ideas for project work in the language classroom
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Projects take students’ noses out of their workbooks and help them foster writing, speaking, listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar, and researching ...

Your mini guide to surviving report card season
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When every teacher’s favorite time of year comes around – *eyeroll* – it’s tempting to melt into one of two states of minds: debilitating procrastinat...

Eight ways (and five videos) to teach homonyms
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One of the great things about learning a foreign language is discovering its quirks. Homonyms – words which have the same spelling and pronunciation, ...

Best practices when using technology in class
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Sometimes using technology in your classroom can be a little intimidating.  As the rapidly evolving world of technology becomes accessible to more and...

13 ways to use a voice recorder in class
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Previously only carried by reporters in press hats, thanks to smartphones, voice recorders are now in everybody’s pocket. Whether you choose to use yo...

How to create excellent handouts – 10 tips
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The classic handout is one of teaching’s most used resources. But what makes a good handout? Here, EF’s Marc Kets gives his top 10 tips for taking you...

20 simple questions to evaluate your lesson
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Teachers usually have a gut feeling about their lessons. (Which may swing between commiserating over ice cream and Netflix, or singing to the skies ab...