This may seem like an easy topic. But don’t let the title fool you. Prepositions are a complex part of speech, and a teacher should have an arsenal of...
We all tell stories. But non-native speakers can feel inhibited by the fear of making grammatical mistakes and as a result compromise their storytelli...
Teaching: a constant balancing act between students’ needs, curricular requirements, greater institutional pressures, parents, career goals, and your ...
Preparing to study overseas is an exciting time for any student when expectations, questions, and nerves are at an all-time high. As their teacher, yo...
The new year has faded into just “the” year, marking and planning has taken its toll, there’s always something new to organize or plan, and burnout ha...
Hands up who secretly loves this time of year? Whether your students are Halloween fans or total newbies, it’s a lot of fun to inject some spook into ...
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together”.Van Gogh’s words couldn’t ring truer in the context of the cl...
If you have been teaching for some time now, you’ve likely seen a student cry in class. The reasons behind such tears are varied. The student might ha...
Christmas is approaching.As a teacher, you might be feeling excited…or deflated as the year comes to an end.It’s easy for Christmas to become repetiti...
As prepared as we may feel at some times of the year, there are certain other months that come as if out of nowhere (we’re looking at you, December!)....
New Year’s Eve is a powerful time for people around the world, but it carries challenges for language teachers in the classroom.While some adult learn...
Reading and writing are perhaps the most overlooked skills when learning English, but are just as important as listening and speaking. Reading is ano...
