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Jeremy Harmer

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When is a story not just a story?

Jeremy Harmer uses stories to teach language in context and to show language in action. Stories can be paused at any moment for linguistic or content reasons offering learners real opportunities to interact.

Teaching grammar

Jeremy Harmer concludes his present series by looking at changing attitudes to grammar.

Is reading aloud allowed?

Jeremy Harmer recommends reading, repeating and rehearsing.

Teaching speaking

Jeremy Harmer

Teaching Writing

Jeremy Harmer continues his series of teacher training articles by reviewing the teaching of writing.

Teaching Listening

Continuing his series of teacher training articles, Jeremy Harmer looks at listening.

English teaching profile: Jeremy Harmer

We invite you to take a look at the thoughts and lives of a variety of people involved in English language teaching. Jeremy Harmer has kindly agreed to be the first to bare his soul!

Desert Island ELT: Jeremy Harmer

Silver-tongued (silverpenned?) Jeremy Harmer is stranded on a desert island filled with luxuries.

Teaching reading

Jeremy Harmer reviews different aspects of teaching. He starts by outlining the fundamentals of teaching reading skills.

What are teachers really for?

Jeremy Harmer discusses current perceptions of the role and value of the teacher.

Why study language?

‘To drill or not to drill?’ asks Jeremy Harmer. ‘Is teaching English a waste of time?’

English teaching essentials: listening

Jeremy Harmer considers how students need to be exposed to the English language if they want to learn it, and considers listening an essential element.

A virtual variation

Jeremy Harmer clicks on a new way to access professional development.

Engaging students as learners

For Jeremy Harmer, participation is the touchstone for turning ‘teachees’ into learners.

Filming and being filmed

Jeremy Harmer points out the potential and the pitfalls of filming teachers at work.