Met Editor

In this series, Nicky Hockly explains spects of technology which some people may be embarrassed to confess that they don't really understand. In this article she explores Generation Y (and, in passing, Generations X and Z)

Paul Harvey thinks well-targeted drama activities are guaranteed to hit the mark.

David Heathfield uses a tale from Turkey to illustrate the technique of getting students to act out stories. Includes photocopiable materials. 

Nick Thorner suggests we spend more time on world knowledge to get learners ready for IELTS.

Hayo Reinders and Onuma Lakarnchua use an AR app as the tool for a class project.

Keith Harding discusses the reasons for teacher observations and highlights the benefits.

John Hughes reports on how teachers and schools are becoming publishers.

Silvia Jimenez de la Mora describes a number of useful activities for learners of all ages.

Michael Carrier looks at resources to help exam preparation.

Laurie Harrison argues that published content needs to be more modular and flexible.

Teaching English as a Lingua Franca – the journey from EFL to ELFby Marek Kiczkowiak and Robert J Lowe Delta Publishing 2019 978-3-12-501735-1 As the English language solidifies its position as the lingua franca of business, trade, education, tourism and the sciences, the priorities of the English learner have started to shift. Learners of English are now learning the language not only to communicate with native speakers and assimilate into English and American cultures, but also to use it as a tool for international communication.When the VOICE corpus, and subsequently the Asian Corpus of English, was established, researchers were able...

Emily Edwards assesses her solo students.

Simon Mumford offers some ways of adding more interest to gap-fills and other exercises.

Carlotta Collins, Mark Ley and Stephen Pilton show how using learners' own mobile devices makes for interesting lessons.

Dave Grant shows that less is often more when teaching speaking.