Irina Nosova

Irina is a freelance teacher trainer from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Apart from majoring in TEFL, she holds a CELTA Grade A certificate, DELTA M23 from IH London, and a CPE Grade A. She also runs an ELT club in Saint Petersburg and publishes ELT board games. [email protected]

Global Voices – Irina, UK

The author shares her teaching and learning experiences.

Teaching learning

The article offers advice on how to encourage learners to become more independent in class and outside.

How ChatGPT can help you in the classroom

The author uses ChatGPT to value itself and then goes on to comment on the results. The article shows that it will have a huge impact on future learning and resource development.

Board games

Using two board games as examples – Codenames and Alias, the article offers practical tips on how to get the best out of the activity.

Challenging learners

Even at C2 level, practise is required to maintain it. There are a number of useful apps and podcasts which are perfect for these students. The writer describes a few of her favourites.