Met Editor

John Hughes has ten tips for coping with ESP courses.

James Porcaro takes a narrative turn round a long teaching career.

Lesley Lanir begins a new series in which she identifies the barriers to listening comprehension and explores how we can help students to process spoken language effectively.

John Potts considers which one to choose

A regular series by John Hughes, with practical ideas for observing teachers in the classroom and an observation sheet to photocopy and use straight away. Here John considers giving feedback after observation.

Marjorie Rosenberg demonstrates the teaching of content through process.

As language teachers we tend to look from the “language side” of things. We recognise the role visuals play, we realise we have to deal with a variety of skills like listening, reading, writing and speaking. We understand that language is “acquired” and not “learnt” and we see computers as an aid in overcoming some of these issues. Russell Stannard looks into some of these issues.

We have heard the tales of dusty classrooms and teachers usurped by the emerging sci-fi reality of the technological learning environment. These are tales that on one hand are full of optimism and promise about our brave new world, and yet paradoxically beat the drum of impending doom on the other. Miranda Hamilton explains.

In this article, Martin Heslop describes why in his school in Portugal they rejected the use of Interactive Whiteboards and opted for laptops and data projectors. He explains why and some of the activities they have created.

Paul Bress tops up teachers’ self-esteem.

Alex Case promotes pronunciation with his professional students.

Alex Case insists on going beyond the basics.

Marjorie Rosenberg considers where Business English and general English overlap.

John Potts looks into his crystal ball.

Pat Winters Lauro advocates news techniques as a writing strategy.