Charlie Taylor

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Charlie Taylor is an English teacher from Canada who taught at high schools and universities in Taiwan for ten years. He is currently a graduate student in English linguistics at the University of Graz, in Austria. He has published almost 40 articles on English language teaching and second language acquisition.

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Conflicting claims

2024-11-20

Charlie Taylor suggests that the limited nature of a lot of current research means that it is hard to form generalisations based on it and so hard to put into practice.

Global Voices – Charlie Taylor

2024-05-24

The author shares his experiences of teaching.

How to use a corpus to improve your teaching

2024-05-10

Helping students find out for themselves is a key reason for introducing them to corpora. Their understanding of grammar and their ability to make correct choices will both improve.

A divisive distinction

2023-09-15

The discussions about the two backgrounds of teacher is carefully discussed and an interesting alternative offered.

How to win friends and educate people

2023-05-11

Charlie Taylor stresses the importance of liking your students, being organised, engaging and positive. Forging good relationships will make you more effective.

Attitude problems (and opportunities)

2023-03-15

The article covers some key aspects of attitude which learners can bring into the classroom – negativity towards the language, the culture, the approach or even simply to you as a teacher. Attitude is as important as motivation if a learner wants to progress.

Reflections on Duolingo

2023-01-16

Charlie Taylor reflects on his use of the one of the leading language learning apps. Despite its rather old-fashioned methodology mainly based around translation and drilling, he feels there are certain benefits.

Humour in the language classroom

2022-11-28

Charlie Taylor argues that the use of humour adds a positive aspect to your classes, relaxing the students and creating an environment conducive to good learning.

Developing professionally without breaking the bank – Charlie Taylor

2022-11-11

MET interviews Charlie Taylor whose article 'Developing professionally without breaking the bank' features in the September/October 2022 (Volume 31, Issue 5) edition of Modern English Teacher.

Developing professionally without breaking the bank

2022-09-27

Finding out about and reading the most recent research is difficult, time-consuming and, sometimes, expensive. In this article Charlie Taylor suggest some ways around these three issues.

If and when to teach grammar

2022-05-16

Many teacher enjoy teaching grammar and many coursebooks and syllabuses have grammar at the core. But how efficient is grammar teaching, particularly in English with all its flexibility and exceptions. Charlie Taylor argues for caution when teaching it.

Fostering sociocultural competence

2022-01-27

Charlie Taylor argues that a key element of communication is often hidden from our learners. Sociocultural elements of the language are hard to discern, particularly if you are not immersed in the culture.

Someone else’s shoes

2021-10-04

Do you understand the difficulties of a language learner? Are you a good linguist? Do you need a particular language to get a job or study? Charlie Taylor advocates learning a language in order to understand how language learners feel and the challenges they face.

Why we should stop encouraging students to ‘study’ for that big language exam

2021-06-24

Do your learners worry more about tests than lessons? Do your colleagues put assessment before learning? Are they studying rather than practising? For success in language learning, practice is vital.

Seeking new criteria for grading students equitably

2020-12-14

Charlie Taylor argues that the traditional ways of assessing language learning do not always give the full picture nor are they necessarily fair. He suggests other aspects to consider such as overall improvement and in-class participation.