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Giving students the fish … or teaching them to fish

Is it better to hand students everything on a plate or teach them how to learn? Ana María Leiguarda de Orué investigates.

Bits and pieces 18-1

Bits and pieces gathered to amuse you!

Present perfect or past simple?

Konrad Brodzinski asks if this is a false dichotomy.

Texting and emoticons

Nick Shepherd takes a look at the long and noble lineage of texts.

About Language 18-1

What’s a new word? There are lists and even dictionaries full of neologisms and protologisms (I love that word), but are they really new? Neo means “new” and logos means “word”, so they must be new words, mustn’t they?

Online Articles

Rafael Sabio explains how to use authentic materials to facilitate vocabulary acquisition and discourse.

Authentic internet in the EFL class

Florentina Taylor explains why we should use the internet as a tool for promoting lifelong transferable skills.

Editorial 18-1

David Francis' editorial notes.

All year English

Nina Lauder has some year-round activities to link language and content.

Goal!

This article looks at a technique to help students set and meet their targets.

Starting your own network

Nick Robinson talks about the IATEFL Special Interest Group (SIG), MaWSIG – the Materials Writing SIG. He provides a brief history of the SIG and what the founders set out to achieve.

‘Reverse reading’ conversation lessons

Nicola Prentis looks at using reading texts to get students talking

Can an English teacher successfully transition into soft skills training?

Michelle Hunter answers the question, looking at what lies behind it and how far she feels such a transition is possible.

Preparing students for exams 2

Eva Modrá gets her students ready for the City & Guilds ISESOL exams.

Teaching teenagers beyond the coursebook

Alistair Lane looks at actively engaging teens in the classroom.
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