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Each month, we feature a different guest blogger to share their ideas, experiences and reflections of teaching children and teenagers English in diverse contexts around the world.
Show-and-tell online with primary children
The global pandemic has undeniably impacted the educational landscape, including the teaching of English with primary children. Whether this impact is short or long term remains to be seen and being at home teaching online has been difficult in many ways for many...
Using apps to promote play-based learning in early years English
On completing my initial ELT training in 2003, I moved to China and was immersed in classrooms of children learning English, where I discovered that the methodologies on my (adult-orientated) ELT course were not suited to young minds. Even back then, I noticed just...
Effort is reward: teaching children English during the digital learning shift
Nervous, frustrated, overwhelmed, confused and exhausted - as the global pandemic has forced many English teachers of children into the digital realm, this is how many colleagues have said they feel. While there are platforms specifically designed to substitute...
Ikigai in the primary English language classroom
Ikigai is a Japanese concept of achieving a life’s purpose. In their eye-opening book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Garcia and Miralles recount a visit to Ogimi, a small village on the island of Okinawa, to discover why this small community has...
How I fell in love with teaching young learners English
When I speak to colleagues about why they enjoy working with young learners, I often hear responses such as “I’ve always wanted to work with children”. As the owner of a language school focusing on teaching children and teenagers, many people are surprised...
Six things Michael Jordan taught me about the upper secondary classroom
After recently being introduced to Netflix due to the current pandemic, one of the first trailers that popped up on my screen was for “The Last Dance”: a 10-part documentary that tells the story of the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan playing a lead role both on the...
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