Making students do homework  

I have a problem in teaching learning. 10% students always don't do homework. How can I make the students do homework regularly?

Submitted by Bhushan Kushwaha

Teaching the alphabet to adults  

I have just started teaching a 52 year old woman in a group of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students of mixed ability (mostly pre-int).

Dealing with rowdy students  

Hi everyone..It is my first time to teaching,and I really find it difficult to control my class they keep talking,playing,arguing while I am explaining the lesson,this only happens with boys.How

Interesting ideas to teach clauses  

Hi,
I really love this question and answer session as it gives me hoards of input to teach English to Indian kids who are not at all exposed to English.

Distance learning  

What are the essential differences between the teaching of English in the classroom (in the face-to-face mode) and teaching English by distance? How can we make teaching of English through distance learning effective?

Academic writing  

Hi Colleagues, I'd be thankful if you could share with me your ideas regarding teaching writing
skills for IELTS academic applicants

Collaborative learning  

Dear everyone, as teachers, I think we can be helped by our brighter students. Is it right to ask them to teach something to their peers, and how can they do that?

Student self-reflection  
I know this is something that it's better to think about at the beginning of the year, but how can I get my students to reflect on how much they've learnt on their course without using formal tests?
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