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Collaborative learning

In this article Michelle Shin talks about how she enables her students to take ownership by equipping them with team-based skills. [06-Mar-2015]

The rule of the day

This article recommends rules for getting real results.

Five things you always wanted to know about machine translation (but were too afraid to ask)

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 discusses automatic or ‘machine’ translation.

Developing teacher development

Dean Kirkham confronts collective wisdom.

Who’s in charge?

Beth Davies encourages her learners to take more responsibility for their own learning.

Reflections on teaching young learners

This article introduces this issue's young learners theme with some thoughts on some key areas.

Five things you always wanted to know about social bookmarking (but were too afraid to ask)

This series explains aspects of technology which some people may be embarrassed to confess that they don’t really understand. This article looks at how and why to use social bookmarking.

Not only, but also: relationship building

Chia Suan Chong looks at what English teachers teach apart from language.In this issue, she looks at relationship building and how we can teach our students vital social skills.

Variety is the spice of input

Nick Baguley adds interest to teacher training sessions.

Socially responsible teaching

Jakub Hankiewicz examines the cultural impact of teaching English.

Understanding cohesion in academic texts

This article explains the difference between cohesion and coherence, two concepts which are familiar yet sometimes misunderstood among English language students and teachers.

No nonsense in the language classroom?

This article looks at the use of inauthentic sentences in language teaching.

Surviving standby

This article offers some strategies to teachers having to cover a class at short notice.

How to write good dialogue for audio and video

This article offers some advice on developing characters and plot to create more interesting dialogue.

Background books – Focus on Content-Based Language Teaching

A title from the Oxford Key Concepts for the Language Classroom series which examines the challenges of teaching a second or foreign language while also teaching another academic subject.
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