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Immersion Learning Explained: How to Make the Most of the Learning and Teaching Experience

Immersion classrooms are the norm in teaching English as a Foreign Language. But what exactly is immersion learning? What is the meaning of immersion learning? Immersion learning in a language learning situation refers to an environment in which only the…

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What is error correction in the TEFL classroom? When you’re teaching English as a foreign language, there may be some moments when you despair of both your teaching and your…

Encouraging Mistakes In The TEFL Classroom: Effective Error Correction

12th September 2024

Looking for tips for teaching Business English? Look no further! The thought of teaching Business English is enough to strike fear into the hearts of even the most experienced English…

7 Tips For Teaching Business English Like A Professional

4th September 2024

Exams - who enjoys them? Not a person, surely. Exams are stressful, anxiety-inducing and boring. Exams are serious business - for both students and teachers. Students have the pressure of…

English For Exams Classes: How Not To Be Boring

30th August 2024

In an ideal teaching environment, all your students are the same. They produce the same English. They need the same language. They make the same mistakes. In other words, it…

Teaching Different Levels In The Same Class

21st August 2024

Parsnips. Those interesting little root vegetables, delicious when roasted with honey. Oh wait, that’s not what we mean. We’re talking about PARSNIPS in the EFL classroom. Does that make sense…

Should We Be Talking About Parsnips In The EFL Classroom?

23rd July 2024

Teaching English as a Foreign Language involves many different aspects: teaching vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking. For most of us, we have lessons dedicated to each of these…

Are Conversation Classes Really Effective?

10th July 2024

Part and parcel of being an English as a Foreign Language teacher is lesson planning, which, unfortunately, is a necessary evil. In the EFL classroom, there are a lot of…

Accuracy And Fluency: What’s The Big Deal?

3rd July 2024

The traditional idea of teaching usually involves the teacher standing at the front of the classroom and the students sitting in rows, quietly listening to the teacher. This is a…

From Teacher-Centred To Learner-Centred: Transforming Your Classroom For Success

23rd May 2024

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