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Swimming not sinking

Tim Thompson focuses on real-world communication skills.

Looking beyond language input – language output. Embodied cognition in the YL classroom

shows the importance of being both a teacher and an educator and being sensitive to a wide range of learning opportunities offered in the classroom.

Learning through reading

This article suggests that a reading-centred approach is more likely to succeed with young learners in certain regions.

Town hall meeting: a discussion activity on homelessness

Sean Toland presents a two-part lesson plan with a scaffolded activity that helps students to explore the topic of homelessness and to participate in a discussion.   

The uniqueness of gameplay

This article looks at a way of making controlled language use authentic.

Linking up with the profession: using LinkedIn

Pete Clements believes that the professional networking site LinkedIn is an underused but very useful resource for development, and he suggests that teachers would do well to get on it.

Scrapbook: stress

Written by teachers for teachers: gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations, snippets, odds and ends about stress

Extensive reading in theory and in practice

The two authors of this article offer some opinions on the benefits of extensive reading programmes and describe the impact on classes.

Identifying young learner profiles in the classroom

This article gives an insight into some typical young learner characters and offers practical tips for coping with them. [30-Jan-2015]

Inquiry-Based Learning: engaging their curiosity

The author of this article describes how rewarding an IBL approach can be for both learners and teacher.

Play it again!

The authors of this article discuss some of their favourite language learning games.

Techtivity

This article looks at creative uses of technology in an EFL classroom.

Building a collaborative online course on mobile learning.

This article looks at the best way to use mobile devices for online learning.

Recognizing argument, stance and evaluation in academic texts.

The third article in a series covering vital aspects of academic discourse: essential elements in academic texts; using perspective to analyse texts; and argument, stance and evaluation in academic texts.

Abe, Ali and Fergie: lessons in leadership

This article looks to three legends for tips on leadership.
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