Rhona Snelling

Rhona is a freelance ELT author, teacher and editor. She qualified with International House and has extensive teaching experience in Europe and Australasia. She has also worked as a content editor for Pearson and OUP, and holds an MSc in Applied Linguistics and SLA from the University of Oxford. Rhona has authored many best-selling ELT coursebooks, including Speak Your Mind Starter level and Get Ready for IELTS.

Speaking: what is it and how can we teach it?

In this article Rhona Snelling analyses speaking and offer five key tips for teaching them – covering errors, pronunciation and interaction.

Graded readers – the journey

The steps for writing a reader include synopsis, target reader, plan, activities, illustrations and production. The author takes you through the different stages providing valuable insights.

A mini guide to teaching beginners 2

Rhona Snelling offers some strategies for teaching beginner level learners and considers eight essential skills a teacher needs to have at this level.

A mini guide to teaching beginners – Part 1

Rhona Snelling offers some definitions of beginner level learners and considers what learning theory has to say about the progress they will make.