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A few words from the editor: April 2016

Modern English Teacher encourages teachers to share ideas, observations and solutions. Editor Robert McLarty explains how MET can help you as a teacher.

Creative, me?

Anna Hasper believes creativity is largely a question of confidence.

Featuring film 4

In the fourth article of his series on how short films can be used critically and creatively in language education, Kieran Donaghy looks at using silent films to teach language.

Learning disability 6

Lesley Lanir reflects on the orchestration required for writing and spelling.

Curious connections

Simon Mumford pairs up some unusual partners.

Featuring Film 2

In the second of his series on how short films can be used critically and creatively in language education, Kieran Donaghy looks at new short film genres.

Teaching EAP groups from different academic fields: the pros and cons

Louis Rogers looks at both sides of the argument and offers some practical ideas for dealing with it.

The quest for ‘real’ authenticity in EFL

Richard Pinner takes another look at authenticity and what it means in the classroom.

Intensive listening: some possibilities

Simon Mumford offers a range of activities to practise and improve listening.

Reflections on completing the IELTS writing tasks

Sam McCarter completes his IELTS series.

Breaking the silence – using cross-cultural awareness to encourage students to talk

Christopher Graham gives some background theory and some practical activities to raise cross-cultural awareness.

A book I’ve used – From Whiteboards to Web 2.0

The latest offering from The Resourceful Teacher series provides lesson plans and activities designed to make use of the latest classroom technology available to teachers and students.

Background books – Creativity in the English language classroom

This compendium for both teachers and trainers features 18 chapters on methods to foster a creative classroom environment including storytelling, creative thinking, literature, drama, and more.

Background books – Understanding Second Language Acquisition (Second edition)

30 years after the first edition, Rod Ellis takes an updated look at SLA and the various factors affecting it.

From principles to practice in EAP reading

Joe McVeigh looks at ways of helping academic students improve their reading skills.