by Dirk Lagerwaard | Apr 1, 2019 | All posts, CPD, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
Dirk Lagerwaard Picture this scene: thirty teenagers, no coursebook and equipped only with a board marker… “Just make sure they all end up speaking in English” said the head teacher of the school where I was working in Spain. I was tasked with teaching communicative...
by Nick Bilbrough | Mar 1, 2019 | All posts, Lower Secondary, Primary
Nick Bilbrough There can be very few informed people around the world who would deny that as a planet we are in crisis right now, and that there are many places in our world which must be considered as crisis hot spots. One such area is a place that I have come to...
by Maria-Jesus Inostroza | Feb 6, 2019 | All posts, Primary
Maria-Jesus Inostroza For Chilean primary children, English is a language from lands far, far away. In this blog post, I will explore the benefits of storytelling to enable children to interact in English through meaningful learning experiences. I will also share some...
by David Spencer | Jan 7, 2019 | All posts, Upper Secondary
David Spencer One thing that makes us happy as teachers is to see our students making progress. But progress can often be one of the hardest things to spot (some practical tips on this at the end of this article)! Day by day our students take tiny steps forward (and...
by David Valente | Dec 1, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
David Valente The 7th ELT Malta Conference was held between 11 and 13 October 2018, organised by the ELT Council, a regulatory body within Malta’s Ministry for Education and Employment. According to Daniel Xerri, Chair of the ELT Council, the theme of ‘Multiple...
by Barbara Sakamoto | Nov 12, 2018 | All posts, Primary
Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto Through my work as an author and teacher trainer, I’ve been lucky to meet and work with primary teachers throughout Asia where I’m based, and around the world. Most of these teachers use technology in some way in their language classrooms....
