by Aleksandra Popovski | Apr 2, 2022 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
The year 2021 marked thirty-five years of the crucial work of IATEFL YLTSIG, and the anniversary web conference, Beyond an industry: professionalising global TEYL practices not only celebrated the occasion, but also opened doors for the crucial question: is TEYL a...
by Swany Gurung | Mar 7, 2022 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
It is motivating to discover new pedagogical ideas and over the past two years, many of us have challenged ourselves by moving our teaching practices online. Another year on, and it feels like an injection of inspiration is what is now needed and the innovative...
by Susan Iannuzzi | Feb 1, 2022 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
Several years ago, I provided technical advice to an education ministry and while meeting with the officials, our discussion moved to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the goal of protecting children. One of the officials mentioned...
by Claire Venables | Apr 8, 2018 | All posts, Primary
As an experienced YL ELT practitioner, I’m aware of how much time and energy is involved in teaching children. With everything we need to consider in our lessons, in a number of PELT contexts, focusing on phonology sometimes takes a back seat. Many teachers use...
by Zahra Zuhair | Feb 2, 2018 | All posts, Lower Secondary
The right approach When I first started teaching literacy for lower secondary Arabic speakers, one of my biggest challenges was lesson planning. Literacy learners usually work at a slower pace but lower secondary students are different. They tend to be impatient and...
