Guest Contributors

In this section you can access all the blog entries from our Guest Contributors, including their biographies and video interviews. You can get involved in discussions raised by the Guest Contributors, add comments and ask them questions.

Making time for tasks in class  
Jane Willis's picture

In a survey we carried out a few years ago, we asked teachers who were implementing task-based learning in their lessons what their biggest problems were.

More about focus on form  
Dave Willis's picture

I have just had an email from Ellen Maria Wright, who is about to work in Lithuania. This is the question that

Tasks & projects in ESP : English for engineers and other fields  
Jane Willis's picture

Albert's Engineering students' needs analysis task, (see his posting), where his students went out and visited an IT company to talk to company employees to find out exactly what its employees us

Young Learners, TBA and teacher-led tasks  
Jane Willis's picture

Hello everyone,

I've just posted a longish response to Jorgelina from Argentina about TBA and Young Learners

Evaluating tasks  
Jane Willis's picture

Hi everyone - I've enjoyed reading your comments at the end of my biography and look forward to getting more comments and queries

Jane Willis - video interview  
Jane Willis's picture

Martin Peacock from the British Council carried out a video interview with me about my teaching career and views on ELT issues.

Jane Willis - biography  
Jane Willis's picture

I have been in the ELT profession most of my working life. I have always loved learning languages and travelling

Extensive reading  
Dave Willis's picture
I have just received an email from Ana Laura Gonzalez Gonzalez in Mexico asking this question: 
 
Problems with tenses  
Dave Willis's picture

As I said, in writing my first assignment for the Open University I had problems with tenses. As you will see

My first assignment - An Accident  
Dave Willis's picture
I mentioned some time ago that I have signed up for a course on creative writing
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