by Anna Hasper | Jan 7, 2022 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
Although some teachers might wonder if global skills have a place in teaching English to young learners (TEYL), I am a strong believer that we, as English language teachers, have an important role to play in raising learners’ awareness of the significant challenges...
by Akemi Iwasa | Dec 9, 2021 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
I have always believed that by learning another language, children and teenagers can discover new ways of understanding the world and of expressing themselves. They can explore their own and others’ cultural identities and reflect on and question certain values and...
by Gail Ellis | Jul 4, 2021 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
While there have been talks at IATEFL conferences that have focused on the use of students’ own language(s) in the English language classroom, this PCE represents the first time that an IATEFL SIG has dedicated a full day to plurilingualism. This virtual event was...
by Olha Madylus | May 1, 2020 | All posts, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
Worlds apart It’s amazing how different an upper primary English class can be to a lower secondary class. Not only is there a lot more movement, songs and play in the primary class, there also seems much more time for extended tasks like projects. Secondary classes in...
by Sandy Millin | Apr 10, 2020 | Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
At my school, as with many schools around the world, we have had to move all of our teaching online very quickly. As I write this, it’s not even one month since we all became Zoom beginners, but even so our teachers have experimented with all kinds of activities. Here...
by Ila Coimbra and James Taylor | Mar 6, 2020 | CPD, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary
A learning environment inclusive of diverse teenage student identities, benefits everyone in the secondary English classroom. Research has shown that a lack of representation and social categorization is linked to bullying amongst teenagers, since students might...
