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Lexical density in English

Leo Selivan looks at the influence of French and what it means for teachers.

Teaching by numbers

Michael Rundell shows that word frequency data is relevant to teaching and learning languages.

We are what we wear

Simon Andrewes explains why English as a Lingua Franca is a different not a lesser goal for language learners.

Issue 92: learning plans; the flipped classroom; the digital divide and more

English Teaching professional editor Helena Gomm provides details of some of the articles in issue 92 of the magazine.

Spatial relationships

Charles Mercer boxes clever to teach prepositions.

Team teaching: delivering lessons with a colleague

Paul Carr recommends some practical ways for planning and implementing team teaching, so that the experience is beneficial for both the teachers involved, and for their students.

All aboard!

Marjorie Rosenberg challenges us to teach to all learning styles, neglecting no one.

Suggestions from the staffroom: lesson threads and projects

Sasha Wajnryb offers some classroom-tested tips to invigorate your lessons.

Can ESP textbooks provide authenticity?

Lewis Lansford wonders how authentic contexts and language can really be in ESP teaching.

Working the words

Phil Keegan explains the need to put lexis at the heart of language learning.

Study skills – the easy route to better grades?

Louis Rogers questions the effectiveness of certain study skills advice.

The impact of bigness in ELT: the bigger the better?

Adrian Underhill wonders how the concept of bigness is impacting on learning.

Barcelona, Spain

Matthew McLarty describes a typical working week for a teacher in the private ELT sector.

It works in practice: using songs in class, twenty questions and more

More tested lessons, suggestions, tips and techniques which have all worked for ETp readers.

Demand-high teaching

Jim Scrivener and Adrian Underhill propose making learning visible.