Articles - ideas on teaching
In this section you will find articles from experienced teachers and ELT professionals on a wide range of subjects. Click the links below to select articles under each topic area.

Techniques for form focus after reading  

The four stage cycle
In my earlier articles Reading for information, Form focus and recycling, and Techniques for Priming and recycling, I set out a four stage cycle for teaching reading:

Average: 4 (12 votes)
Techniques for priming and recycling  

A four stage methodology for reading
In Reading for Information, and Form focus and recycling, I have proposed a four stage methodology for teaching reading:

Average: 4.6 (15 votes)
Form focus and recycling: getting grammar  

In my last article, Reading for Information: Motivating learners to read efficiently, I referred to four stages in a task-based reading lesson

Average: 4.6 (11 votes)
Reading for information: Motivating learners to read efficiently  

This is the first in a series of four-articles which propose a four stage methodology for teaching reading.

Average: 4 (21 votes)
Making reading communicative  

If telling my students "And now we're going to practise listening," elicits looks of dread and fear, announcing reading practice can often elicit yawns, heads descending to desks, or eyes ascending heavenwards.

Average: 3.8 (5 votes)
Theories of reading 2  

This article is the second of two parts. The first part looked at some of the shifts and trends in theories relating to reading. This second part will examine tips and guidelines for implementing a theory of reading which will help to develop our learner's abilities.

Average: 3.5 (2 votes)
Theories of reading  

This article is in two parts. The first part will look at some of the shifts and trends in theories relating to reading. The second part will examine tips and guidelines for implementing a theory of reading which will help to develop our learner's abilities.

Average: 3 (2 votes)
Extensive reading  
In general, students learning to read in English do not like reading and they rarely read. This is partly due to the way reading is approached in the language class.
Average: 2.7 (3 votes)
Text in language classrooms: TALO, TAVI and TASP  
One of the enormous benefits of the Internet has been the accessibility of loads and loads of English texts for teachers to use with their learners.
Average: 4 (1 vote)
Reading and elementary learners  

One of the key issues I've noticed in getting my elementary learners to read is that of self-confidence. When confronted with a reading text, particularly one that's authentic, or semi-authentic, it's easy for them to think;

Average: 4 (2 votes)
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