Charlie Ellis

Charlie is a researcher and EFL teacher who writes on culture, politics, sport and specialty coffee. He has published several academic articles on political ideology and culture. His current projects include examining the thought of the political theorist and essayist Bernard Crick, and work on the rich cultural life of the Scottish artist and promoter of the visual and performing arts Richard Demarco. Email: [email protected]

Not music to my ears

2023-03-15

Charlie Ellis offers some advice on how to turn apathy or other negative attitudes into a positive learning experience and advises learner choice when it comes to topics.

What speciality coffee can tell us about language teaching

2022-09-27

Charlie Ellis argues that care needs to be taken in your choice of material, the approach you use, and the way you handle the class. You also need an ability to adapt to your students’ needs and to continue to develop personally.

A rapport building activity on adjectives

2022-05-16

Being able to remember and pronounce well your students’ names is a good starting point for showing the importance of pronunciation. The article develops this idea into a fun and engaging activity for building rapport.

The afflictions of ELT: four teacher maladies and their symptoms

2021-06-28

Charlie Ellis takes a light-hearted look at the maladies that commonly afflict English language teachers – he identifies four possible afflictions and their typical symptoms.

Classroom language: an overlooked teaching opportunity

2020-03-24

Charlie Ellis finds that many typical classroom phrases have relevance beyond the classroom, so teaching them has benefits that go far beyond classroom management.

Charlie Ellis

Not music to my ears

What speciality coffee can tell us about language teaching

A rapport building activity on adjectives

The afflictions of ELT: four teacher maladies and their symptoms

Classroom language: an overlooked teaching opportunity

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