Rose Senior

Tensions in teaching intensive reading

In this column Rose Senior explains why certain teaching techniques and class management strategies are effective, and identifies specific issues that can assist all language teachers in improving the quality of their teaching.

Authentic responses to authentic materials

Rose Senior explains authenticity in relation to materials..

Expanding students’ vocabularies

Rose Senior discusses strategies to help your students expand their English language vocabularies to the point where they feel comfortable communicating in demanding situations.

Class-centred teaching

Rose Senior ponders the principles of group development.

Scaffolding

Rose Senior describes the range of strategies that teachers can use to ensure that learning tasks are more achievable.