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Carol Lethaby discusses what neuroscience has to offer ELT in terms of understanding the working of the brain, dispelling popular myths and informing teaching practice.

Andrew Griffiths offers a framework that can be used to teach young learners the rules of games and how to play them.

Chia Suan Chong looks at what English teachers teach apart from language. In this issue, she looks at adopting a growth mindset, and how this can help students reach their full potential.

The book I always refer to. John Hughes chooses his go-to title.Teaching Business English Handbook (1997)Nick Brieger York Associates PublicationsISBN: 0-671-62239-0Thirty years ago I had just completed my initial teacher training and started my first paid teaching job at a business school in southern Poland. On day one my director of studies handed me a rather ancient-looking, black and white book with endless lists of business words. I was told to teach them to classes of eighteen-year-old undergraduates starting their business degrees. It was scary enough that this was my first English teaching job but that I would be...

Mark Heffernan goes beyond simply preparing his students for taking the IELTS exam to ensure that they also acquire the skills they will need to succeed when studying at university.

Reviews September 2021

Suggestions for a range of activities on creative reading, creative speaking and creative writing.

In the April instalment of our Teaching Tip series, Ben Beaumont explains how peer reviewing can help in the classroom.

A collection of activities in It works in practice.

Sean Toland outlines a presentation and discussion activity.  

A selection of activities using home-made word cards, an activity involving creating tableaux of famous artworks and a treasure hunt activity in It works in practice.

Gerhard Erasmus revisits the debate on smartphones.

Three activities on reported speech and a whole-class speaking activity to encourage full participation in checking answers to exercises.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of unusual holidays. 

David Heathfield tells a Thai tale of teamwork.