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).

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?

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?
Test-teach-test  

I would like to find some information on what the test-teach-test approach involves, but I haven't been able to find much.

Teaching one to one  

I am about to start my first one-to-one teaching job, with an intermediate level adult, and am finding it very hard to find any useful advice or resources regarding this.

The natural approach  

Hi. I'm searching for information on teaching approaches and I would appreciate a brief explanation of 'The Natural Approach'.

Scaffolding  

Hello! Could someone please explain the term 'scaffolding' to me? What does it mean in the English teaching context? Could you also tell me what activities we can call scaffolding?

Total physical response  

Please help! I'm looking for some examples of T.P.R. to use in my lessons. I have many different types of students so I need to start using practical activities... What are the ways I can begin to use T.P.R?

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