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Teacher talk has something of a bad name in ESOL. On initial training courses we are warned about avoiding high levels of Teacher Talk Time

Becoming a teacher of English and a Foreign Language is becoming a more and more popular way to generate flexible income, to diversify into

From a young age, students are often introduced to verbs as ‘doing words’, implying that all verbs represent actions that can be performed

English Language Teacher Training has developed in many ways over the last few years. There is now a wider range of course options than ever

One of the most basic aspects of a language teacher’s job is to help students to understand and communicate more things at the end of a less

Teacher talk is an important part of the language learning environment. However, it often gets a bad name. A common issue among training and

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