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Although the ideal for most private language centres is class sizes of below 20, with a range of ages and cultures studying together, the

Any form of education depends on a fundamental element: the gap between what students already know and what they are learning

While teaching a group of students in China, I once used the philosophical ‘trolley problem’ as a stimulus for discussion. The students had

Of all the sentence structures in English, some of the most complex and often-confused are conditionals. These useful but tricky structures

In the language classroom, we hear a lot about the role of practice - students need to show their progress by using the language they are

As in most languages, we can talk about the future in English, but when it comes to teaching the language we use to communicate about the

If you were teaching someone to fold an origami crane for the first time, how would you do this? Would you explain every step at once, using

As we have noted on this blog many times, the majority of language teaching in the world is performed by teachers working in a diverse range

When thinking about how to present language to students at the beginning of a class, we have a choice to make: do we need to introduce the

Go into many language centre classrooms, and you will see a sign on the wall: ‘English only’, or ‘speak English in class’. Students are

If you have an initial qualification in TESOL and a couple of years of experience in the classroom, you may be wondering where to go next...

Listening in a second language involves a lot more than identifying keywords and answering information questions, so why are most listening

In this final article about teaching writing, we will look at another common essay genre: argument essays. Argumentation operates in

Writing is a complex activity - it involves language, culture, cognition and the management of ideas as they develop onto the page.

A common issue with ESOL learner writing is connected to the appropriate usage of words and phrases for different kinds of text.

Here is a list of the course and qualification types on offer, to help you make the right choice for you and your teaching journey:

In the world of English Language Teaching, there are abbreviations everywhere. Sometimes it is easy to get so lost in the letters and

In second-language writing, there is a balance between the points being communicated and the way that they are put together. Point to point,

Interviews are TWO WAY processes. Yes, the world is 'interesting' right now but in any interview you are also interviewing the school.

The world of international teaching and learning has changed over the last couple of years. Schools and education organisations are looking