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Should teachers use L1 in the English language classroom? Ian Firth reports on his research about teachers' and learners' attitudes to the use of L1.

In the fourth article in this series, Jamie Keddie looks at ways of using video to encourage students to speak.

Language Assessment for Classroom Teachersby Lyle Bachman and Barbara Damböck OUP 2017 978-0-19-421839-9Assessing language learning has always been a tricky issue for many teachers, whether they work in private or public schools and regardless of the level they teach: primary, secondary, university or even adult education courses. There are many questions that teachers ask themselves, especially about when and how to assess their students’ learning.Language Assessment for Classroom Teachers might be the light at the end of the tunnel, as it provides a new approach to classroom-based language assessment, based on current theory and the needs of classroom teachers.The...

The intermediate level of OUP's new six-book General English series tailored exclusively to adults.

A book which aims to provide first year undergraduates taking their first course in linguistics with a good overview of the field.

John Potts has us look at some confusing constructions.

Hayo Reinders finds a fun way to teach writing.

Ana Lía Passarotto creates a new portfoliobased course for her tertiary students.

Edward de Chazal celebrates the future and hopes his students will do the same.

More tested lessons, suggestions, tips and techniques which have all worked for ETp readers.

John Potts focuses on one particular future form.

A suggestion for reducing L1 use, a treasure hunt activity, a secret phrase game and a project involving adding speech bubbles to famous paintings in It works in practice.

John Anderson fishes for feelings in his lessons.

John Potts sees red as well as black and white.

David Heathfield entertains his students.