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

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So much of a teacher’s time is spent either correcting errors or working on the smallest parts of English grammar: prepositions, articles

The passive voice is an important structure for intermediate learners of English to get to grips with. Being a voice (rather than a tense),

When my work as a photographer dried up during the pandemic, in 2021, I took the opportunity to complete the Trinity CertTESOL with Language

Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory aims to reach the widest range of intelligence spectrums in learners. By stimulating the different intell

Howard Gardner was something of a left-field thinker who took a long hard look at public schools in the US and Canada, and noticed something

In 1956, the educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom published a wide-ranging theory of learning, which was split into three domains: the

the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be a tricky thing for teachers to get familiar with. However, it does provide a valuable resou

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an essential tool in teaching pronunciation. Drilling words and phrases one by one can teach

If you follow a curriculum with your students, the content that you teach is likely not to be the best match for everyone in the class. Text

In the context of initial teacher education, teacher trainers are the first point of contact between many course trainees and the English

When we speak, listen and even think, our brain does not process language word by word, dealing with individual meanings one by one. In fact

When we think about a teacher’s job, one of the most important things that they should be able to do is to explain tricky ideas, right?

The Trinity College London Certificate for Practising Teachers (CertPT) is growing in recognition among experienced teachers who want to

The traditional approach to reading skills in the language classroom is to work with information through comprehension tasks, checking how

Many of us are familiar with the traditional, teacher-fronted, ‘repeat after me’ approach that is common in high schools around the world

The English teaching industry has many levels of teaching position, from short contracts with language travel groups and summer schools to

Many teachers see post-task feedback (where students report their answers and ideas to the class after finishing an activity) as an

Much of what we do in the language classroom is focused on fluency and accuracy. Most teachers aim for students to use vocabulary and