Met Editor

In his main feature, Charles Lowe asserts that there are many lexical chunks that are simply not useful for speakers of International English, or whose meanings are not immediately transparent, and he recommends that we don’t teach them, focusing instead on language that they are more likely to understand and to use.

In this series, Nicky Hockly explains aspects of technology which some people may be embarrassed to confess that they don’t really understand. In this article, she looks at IWBs (interactive whiteboards).

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. 

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

Leo Selivan considers why researchers and teachers are poles apart.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christina Rebuffet-Broadus offers tips for freelance success.

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

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

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