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English quantifiers are more complex than they look. They have different aspects of meaning which connect to the nouns that they work with

A lot of what we do as ESOL teachers relies on our students’ prior knowledge, building on their current level of vocabulary and grammar

In a recent article in the EL Gazette, a form of AI bias was revealed, showing that second-language writers may be unfairly penalised as

Training as an English language teacher can be a rewarding experience in many ways. As an entry point into the industry, an initial

When teaching grammar, a lot of focus tends to be put onto past participles. These forms of verbs appear in many structures such as present

In English, -ing is one of the most common verb endings. There are several different reasons why verbs might end in -ing, and this can be a

Auxiliaries are a major part of English grammar constructions. They appear in tenses, questions, negative forms and other functional

When we talk about English grammar in general terms, it is common to hear people talking about ‘the past tense’. However, when we are

At school, I remember being taught about possessive pronouns showing ownership of a thing, for example ‘that’s my bag’ or ‘it’s his car’.

When we work with tenses and verb forms, students can easily get confused between the different uses of verbs ending with -ed. The -ed

The verb system in English (as in many languages) is quite complex, and one point which is often misunderstood surrounds phrasal verbs (or

The structure and meaning of reported speech in English is notoriously difficult to teach. Teacher training courses such as the Trinity Cert

Pronunciation is a fundamental part of speaking for second-language learners of English. A learner can have accurate spoken grammar, a wide

With the buzz around ‘scary good’ ChatGPT and its benefits for teachers and students, I thought I’d give it a quick test and see what it

Ask many English language teachers what they find challenging about the job, and they will tell you that a lot of English grammar and vocab

In most school subjects, performance can be assessed by how much information has been retained by a student, as demonstrated in a test

There are many reasons for using audio recordings and reading texts in the language classroom. Listening and reading are major language

In this series of articles, we are looking at some common teaching actions which more often than not simply don’t work. If you find yourself

In this series of articles, we are looking at some common teaching actions which more often than not simply don’t work. If you find yourself

In this series of articles, we are looking at some common teaching actions which more often than not simply don’t work. If you find yourself