Met Editor

1812 POSTS

Access to the full listing of this author’s articles is available only to members or logged-in users. At this time, only the top 15 articles are displayed.

Pronunciation feedback recordings

Jamie Clayton describes the process of using student errors to create a task-teachtask pronunciation lesson.

‘Short’ short stories in the ELT classroom

Rory O’Kane discusses the benefits of using this reading activity in the classroom.

Not only, but also… – Issue 112

Chia Suan Chong looks at what English teachers teach apart from language. In this issue, she looks at humour.

Lists in the language classroom

Stephen Thompson considers the use of lists as a teaching resource.

Focus on Reading, OUP 2015

Focus on Reading shows EL2 teachers of children and adolescents how research on language learning and teaching can inform what they do in their own context.

Writing in five easy stages

Robert McLarty reports on a workshop he ran recently for teachers interested in producing materials.

A mindfulness map for the classroom

Stephen O’Connor suggests ways of introducing positivity and calm into the classroom.

Featuring film 5

In the fifth article of his series on how short films can be used critically and creatively in language education, Kieran Donaghy looks at how students can be encouraged to create their own short films.

The door to spontaneity

Alan Marsh reconciles fluency with a focus on form.

iPads. Learning tools or toys?

Benjamin Moorhouse shares some thoughts on using iPads with young learners.

How to revitalise ELT

Nick Michelioudakis suggests a wide range of ideas from other fields which might help motivate your students.

Accent, accommodation and intelligibility in ELF

Robin Walker looks at aspects of pronunciation in English as a lingua franca.

Battling inequity: what can two Harvard dropouts teach educators?

Daniel Xerri examines what teachers can do as their part of the fight to reduce inequity.

Picture card activities

Simon Mumford cuts and pastes his way to success.

Scrapbook: weather-related activities

Snowed under: It is a popular urban myth that the Eskimo language has an unusually large number of words for snow. In reality, the number of words depends on your definition of Eskimo (there are many different languages ...