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Private tuition is one the jobs I take to piece together a living, but I’m contributing to the widening attainment gap in our schools
In an extract from his book on bridging the gap between research and teaching practice, Carl Hendrick picks key techniques for teaching effectively
Improve your students' reading and writing with an online course from the BFI and Into Film about teaching literacy through film.
It’s time for a new season of the TEFL commute and in this first episode of the sixth season Lindsay and Shaun discuss lesson openers. They explore if an opener is warmer and therefore if war…
Many teachers have a fight-or-flight response to being up at the front of the room. If that’s you, we can help.
‘Living is easy with eyes closed’, David Trueba’s 2013 movie, which I watched again on TV this week, is interwoven with references to language and language teaching. It is based on the true story of a high-school English teacher in Spain who, in 1966, manages to infiltrate himself on to the set of ‘How I…
Good teachers have always sought to match their teaching to the unique needs of each student – by offering options to dig deeper into an assignment for advanced learners or by offering additional support or a modified assignment to struggling learners. Yet, doing so for a class of 20 to 30 students has been simply impossible for every student, in every lesson, every day with a single teacher and a single textbook.
Via Nik Peachey
Warnings Britain is closing the door on academic collaboration after a Nigerian lawyer and at least 14 overseas experts are denied entry for one event
Hurdle that included correct use of tenses and essay structure led to dramatic fall in skilled staff registering
Using the principles of minimalism has helped me to have more impact in school – and a calmer professional life
The start of the academic year can be a challenging time for students. What can teachers do to ease the transition to a new class or school?
Research shows that everyday teaching practices exclude already marginalised groups of students, but teachers can take steps to redress the balance
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If we want to convince teachers to stay in the profession, let’s look at what inspired them to join in the first place
Lies have become alternative facts and truth irrelevant in the face of power, while we all give up our privacy
Why is baseball called be-su-bu-ro in Japanese? Why do most learners say clothiz and not clothes? Why am I called Escott by Spanish speakers and Arabic speakers alike? Why can we say /gz/ when it is the middle of a word (exam) and at the end of a word (dogs) but not at the beginning?…
In a new series of articles on how psychology research can inform teaching, Bradley Busch picks an academic study – and makes sense of it for the classroom. This time: a project on long-term memory
Each of these leading experts provide insightful articles and practical ideas for using still and moving images in language education.
A recent person setback has had me thinking of introversion. The setback was due to my own introversion and not being one to palaver often. Although my particular temperament was not expressed in negative terms, for many, introversion is a deviation from the extroversion norm – it is seen as a a lack rather than a positive trait or even benefit. I learned this and more from the book “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain. I found this book extremely informative, and more importantly, cathartic in that I no longer see my introversion as a deficit but as a positive attribute, one that I can harness for my own success. Here are some of the random things I learned from Susan Cain’s book: There are many forms of introversion because it runs along a continuum. To say someone is an introvert does not necessarily mean they will have all the traits of a classic introvert. Ambiversion also exists. Introverts can make good great leaders because of their ability to listen, carefully consider others’ ideas, be reflective, and remain calm under great stress. There is not a single cause of introversion. Introverts ...click here to continue reading
Adult learners in Kenya get to read their first words, after a library opens in their village.
Language Testing - Special Issue on Corpus Linguistics and Language Testing
Jamie Keddie is a teacher, trainer and storyteller who has shared his insights and ideas in over 40 different countries. He is the founder of Lessonstream, the resource site for teachers. He is the author of ‘Images’ (OUP 2009), ‘Bringing online video into the classroom’ (OUP 2014) and ‘Videotelling’ (Lessonstream Books, 2017). Jamie is also…
More and more teachers I know are expected to take regular classes in subjects they know nothing about. Don’t students deserve to be taught by experts?
This decline in income is in contrast to international trends, where average teachers' pay has gone up.
Ear-rent, slug-a-bed and merry-go-sorry are among the words that academics want to revive.
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Scott's posts are always insightful and enjoyable, and his blog is highly recommended if it isn't on your reading list already.