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3 Neurocognitive Strategies To Help Learn English

When our English as a Foreign Language learners step into our classrooms, they often have preconceptions of their abilities to learn English. Some students may consider themselves good at learning languages so they expect to learn English easily. Others may…

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Some people say that you are either born with confidence or you’re not. But speaking in a foreign language can make even the most naturally confident people shy. However, being…

5 Tips To Boost Your Students’ Confidence

24th January 2019

Being a successful language learner requires tons of motivation, loads of dedication and a splash of talent. It takes hard work and many hours immersing yourself in the language. This…

6 Techniques For Successful Teachers

23rd January 2019

Underline all the past simple verbs. Is this a second or a third conditional? Today we’re going to look at reported speech. Sound familiar? These are examples of teacher talk…

Metalanguage In The EFL Classroom

22nd January 2019

Teacher observations are part and parcel of a job as an English as a Foreign Language teacher. Teacher observations are a common way for teachers to work on their continuous…

Effective EFL Teacher Observations

21st January 2019

It’s not often that talking in the English as a Foreign Language classroom is looked down on. During tests, presentations or listening lessons it is preferable for our students to…

How To Talk Less In The EFL Classroom

17th January 2019

Learning vocabulary is one of the cornerstones of learning English as a Foreign Language. As the saying goes, without grammar a person can communicate but without words, a speaker will…

Exploiting Vocabulary Learning In ELT Coursebooks

16th January 2019

The English as a Foreign Language classroom is a melting pot of teachings methods and techniques. The beauty of the EFL classroom is that you have the freedom to try…

Drama Techniques In The EFL Classroom

14th January 2019

Planning EFL lessons take time. As teachers we like to spend time making sure we create interesting and effective lessons which deal appropriately with the content of the lesson but…

10 Different Ways To Start An EFL Lesson

11th January 2019

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