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.
This article is in three parts. The first part has already looked at what a speaker needs to be able to do to use spoken English as an effective form of communication.
Group discussions occur in many different formats – from very informal ones between friends to highly structured and challenging discussions included as part of a selection process.
For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge.
People spend a huge chunk of their everyday conversation time talking about themselves and the people they know, so the most natural thing in the world is for us to invite our students to do the same.
I have noticed in many of the classes I have taught that there can be a tendency for the learners to want to interact with me but less enthusiasm when it comes to interacting with each other.
In my previous article, Video Exchange Project, I outlined how an exchange project can motivate teenage students by providing a context for real and meaningful communication.