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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.
Using ChatGPT as a Virtual Teachers’ Room
I’m Shay and I work as a freelance English teacher both online and face to face. Previously I was fortunate enough to work at a language academy that took professional development seriously and actively promoted it through weekly input sessions, providing specialised...
Welcome to the jungle: teaching pronunciation to primary learners
Many would agree that teaching English pronunciation to young learners can be a challenging task, especially for those whose native language is quite different from English. Luckily, there are several different ways to tackle this problem. A common suggestion is...
High impact retrieval practice in Primary
Have you ever had a conversation like this with another teacher?Teacher 1: My class don't remember anything. I taught them how to use the present perfect yesterday and now they don't remember it at all. It's like it never happened!Teacher 2: That happens to me all the...
ASD, my children and you
Editor's note It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the sudden passing of Suzi Shaw, the author of this post. Suzi was an exceptional teacher and mental health advocate, whose unwavering dedication to supporting those with additional needs and mental...
TEFL-i qualifications: Fit for purpose in the YL world?
Introduction At the end of the panel discussion organised by the YLTSIG in January this year, Vinnie Nobre asked us if we thought initial TEFL qualifications like the Cambridge CELTA and Trinity College London CertTESOL were fit for teachers working in the YL world....
Bring out the poet in your young learner!
Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. It’s a day to rejoice in language and poetic expression. What is Poetry? Defined as literature that evokes an...
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