George Murdoch

The title of this article is inspired by the chorus line of the well-known pop song ‘I don’t like Mondays’ by the Boomtown Rats. Now, while English teachers, like everyone else, may not always be delighted to return to the classroom after a relaxing weekend, they tend to have a much stronger dislike of being observed while teaching. Observations do seem to cause remarkable levels of stress among language teachers. Recent articles in MET about teacher observations (Manente, 2023; Woolloshin, 2024) have taken as their starting point the reality of teachers’ generally negative reactions to the prospect of undergoing...

The author argues that there are certain times in a lesson or a course where teachers can create a great learning environment by being and asking for quiet.

Poems can often be shorter, concise texts which are very suitable for teaching, offering the chance for vocabulary development and speaking practice.

In this article, George Murdoch suggests how important and useful short stories can be as a way of encouraging your learners to think, imagine and discuss leading to greater interest in culture and ideas.

Learning a new language or improving your ability in one you already know will undoubtedly benefit your teaching performance. It helps you understand the situation your learners are in and offers you strategies for helping and guiding them as well as increasing your empathy.

George Murdoch describes the importance of the different stages students need to follow to progress towards making good oral presentations.

George Murdoch describes ways of helping students develop their thinking skills.

George Murdoch discusses the importance of taking students’ psychological needs into account.