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Speaking spontaneously: improvising roleplay

David Heathfield looks at improvising short dramas.

Getting ready for the real world

Paul Bress

Optimising observation: encouraging friendly supervision

Mayuri Sooriyampola reports on what she learnt on a teacher training course about making teaching practice observation less intimidating and more productive. 

The organised academic manager: priorities not perfection

Fari Greenaway suggests that for academic managers working under pressure, prioritising and delegating are more important than aiming for perfection.

Words as signposts

Paul Bress focuses on language beyond the level of the sentence

Business english rods

John Hughes focuses on the use of Cuisenaire rods for teaching business English.

Groundhog Tasks

Margaret Horrigan reaps the rewards of repetition.

Collocational competence

‘What collocates with collocation?’ wonders Jimmie Hill.

Scrapbook: ten household truths and more

Ten household truths: Have you ever noticed that the laws of household physics are every bit as real as all the other laws in the universe? Here are a few examples ...

Scrapbook: word puzzle, brain facts and more …

Word puzzle: What do all these words have in common? Assess Banana Dresser Grammar ...

Being Derek Sivers

Chris Roland’s students become successful speakers by imitating a successful speaker

Dark forces

Rod Bolitho confronts the attitudes and injunctions that get in the way of creative action

Distinctions and dichotomies: culture-free, culture-bound

Distinctions & Dichotomies explores pairs of linguistic and pedagogic terms. Alan Pulverness explores the relationship between culture and language.

The secret of success

Tessa Woodward proposes four essential elements to ensure that learners learn.

Keeping it real!

Nick Baguley and Fran Traynor look at ways to avoid trainee fatigue on an intensive course.