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Is your apostrophe really necessary? Correct use of apostrophes

Ken Milgate laments the many examples of incorrect apostrophe usage that he sees around him, and offers an explanation of how the apostrophe should be used and activities to practise it. 

Stress sandwiches

Chris Roland considers how we can get caught between two concerns.

Applied linguistics: unapplied, misapplied or inapplicable

Leo Selivan considers why researchers and teachers are poles apart.

Differentiating tasks for young learners

Chris Roland and Daniel Barber offer a practical demonstration of how differentiation works.

Going digital: materials writing in the digital age

Kat Robb describes some of the issues writers are having to deal with as publishers go digital.

Instruction and feedback for exams writing

Ryan Simpson describes his approach to helping students prepare for written exams.

Can an EAP course for adults be learner-centered?

Ekaterina Shadrova and Svetlana Bogolepova show the importance of taking learner needs and characteristics into account.

Crafty classrooms

Laura Besley demonstrates how to use craft effectively and efficiently with very young children.

Expect the unexpected

Adrian Underhill and Alan Maley shed light on the ‘dark matter’ of education.

Personal branding for freelance success

Christina Rebuffet-Broadus offers tips for freelance success.

Writing an overview

Rory O’Kane addresses one part of the IELTS exam which causes particular problems.

PowerPoint as a visual aid for improving writing

Stephen O’Connor suggests a slightly different use of PowerPoint.

Can I get my ELT book published?

Nicola Prentis assesses the routes to take to get your ideas in print.

The smart way to use smartphones in the language classroom

Richard Pinner describes some of the benefits he has found in having smartphones switched on in the classroom.

Experimenting with supported experiments

In the first of a series, Silvana Richardson describes a personalised approach to CPD.
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