Exams & Exam Preparation
HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS WHO ARE SITTING FOR B2 AND C2 ENGLISH LEVEL EXAMS
"As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the ability to communicate effectively in English is more important than ever. For many students, this means taking high-stakes English language exams, s...
Relieve exam stress with practice tests
Practice tests can be an effective tool for exam preparation, and they are commonly used by students and educators to help assess and improve learning. In this article, we will discuss the benefits ...
C2: “The End of English”!
Exam Craze
For many decades, Greece had had the largest number of candidates sitting for C2 exams. Other countries with much larger populations were nowhere near the Greek candidature for this level....
ELT Magazine Selections
Education
The End Times Are Here AI Chatbots and the Dismantlement of the Authorial Structure
Perhaps one of the most controversial topics I have ever been called upon to examine is that of the thinking machine. The dominant fear amongst skeptics is one of an artificial takeover via physical...
The who, what, where, when, why, and how of the written discourse
`I haven't opened it yet,' said the White Rabbit,
`but it seems to be a letter, written by the prisoner to--to somebody.'
`It must have been that,' said the King,
`unless it was written to nob...
Coursebooks made by… toddlers
What we already know about children 2-6 years old is that they are noisy, fussy, stubborn and on top of many other adjectives, cute, lovable, sensitive, they love exploring… and most of the times th...
How does it make you feel?
SEL for ESL (Social and Emotional Learning for English as a Second Language AND English Language Teaching)
Social and Emotional Learning. Is this a new term? Maybe so, in terms of giving it a def...
Board-gamification and preschoolers: is it worth the effort?
The formal integration of English in the pre-primary level of education in Greece has been met with mixed reactions, as a significant number of caregivers and teachers are concerned about the fami...
DEVELOPING READING SKILLS USING INQUIRY-ORIENTED APPROACHES: WEBQUESTS
INTRODUCTION
Recent approaches to the teaching – or rather the development – of learners’ reading skills have seen considerable emphasis placed on inquiry-based learning. Inquiry-based learning is...
News
DISCOVER SHAKESPEARE WITH DR LUKE PRODROMOU An Online Event by the QLS Book Club
On Saturday 4 February, the QLS Book Club had the honour of hosting one of the foremost luminaries in the field of ELT globally, Dr Luke Prodromou, over two online events under the title "Discover S...
STORY TELLING IN ELT for EFL Teachers
A Story telling seminar was organized by Dr. Evaggelia Karagianni, ELT State School advisor for Eastern Attika and was hosted at the premises of Ellinogermaniki Agogi. The four-hour workshop was ...
English Language Summer Courses – Where to begin?
StudyTours goes to Rome
English is one of the most widely spoken languages across the globe – with approximately 20 per cent of the world’s population listing English as one of their spoken tongues...
NOCN ESOL International Convention
Last month, November 10th, we had the chance to meet friends, colleagues and dear fellow education travellers in a very warm place in Neo Heraklion with one basic thing in mind; the most effective tea...
If you are a qualified teacher of English, and you have the right to work in the UK, read on!
PLUS offers English courses to young learners aged 10-17. We provide a comprehensive package of tuition, social experience, and accommodation to international groups in our 14 dedicated junior schoo...
Cambridge University Press and Assessment is partnering with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Cambridge University Press and Assessment is partnering with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on a new English language assessment. The goal of the new assessment...
Professional Development
Teacher Collaboration Part B; why is it so hard to work together?
Just be kind…
Some of you might remember my first article about teacher collaboration, some of you might not; it doesn’t really matter. My point is a different one. I am not sure if this happens in...
Co-teaching: It takes two (or more) to tango!
Co-teaching is when teachers are paired together in a classroom and they share equal responsibilities for planning, instructing, and assessing students. The most common way of co-teaching is when g...
Communication can change your… colours
I bet you have all listened to this Cyndi Lauper song. Quite cheesy I would say as seeing the true colours of someone could lead not to love but to a million different emotions to start with. ...
Teacher well-being - ‘Teacher what?’
..you think to yourself when you see this title and you smile ironically but you start reading the article because you still want to -slash- need to think positively!
Let’s try to describe what a ...
Successful Continuous Professional Development
Professional development is very important in educators’ personal and professional life. We have all seen teachers, who passionately attend preservice courses but are left unsupported afterwards. Th...
Doctors specialize, shouldn’t you as an English teacher?
In my experience of 32 years in the ELT trade I have seen and worked in most sectors and I have one thing to say: it’s about time that the majority of EFL teachers who teach general English move on ...
Interviews
Ken Wilson talks about teaching English through songs and drama
Ken Wilson is a teacher trainer, and an author of a large amount of ELT materials; he has published with OUP, Cengage and Macmillan. His most recent series is “Smart Choice”, published by OUP. He ha...
Thom Kiddle, Director of NILE, talks about Teaching and Assessment
Thom Kiddle has a Master’s degree in Language Testing from Lancaster University and the Cambridge Delta. He is the Director of NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education). His role at NILE invol...
“Is your school a CD or a concert?”
Michael Carrier Talks to ELT NEWS about the Future of Learning
“Is your school a CD or a concert?”
Michael Carrier is managing director of Highdale Consulting and consults a number of educational o...
Alan Maley gently unfolds the story of his life which goes side-by-side with the development of ELT
In his long ELT career Alan Maley has seen a lot: blackboards turning white (and now computerized), the emphasis on reading, repeating and memorizing being replaced by the communicative approach, wh...
Christine Tsatasba, President of GlobalCert, talks about women in leadership
ELT NEWS has taken the initiative to publish a series of interviews on women’s leadership. Whenever there are talks on gender and diversity, critics and sceptics often revolve around the big questi...
Tom Reynolds: Grades are a destination, let’s break down the language journey into steps
Tom Reynolds is an experienced classroom practitioner, school senior leader, consultant-adviser, teacher-trainer, and national Specialist Leader of Education with expertise in raising standards of E...
Featured Sections
The views of some linguists and ELT authors on coursebooks
ELT coursebook writers are professionals who create materials and resources for language teachers to use in their classes. They are responsible for designing and writing courses, lesson plans, exer...
Do we only learn from coursebooks?
For most educators, the textbook represents the main source of ideas for teaching. Therefore little attention is paid to other resources such as videos, interviews, popular TV series adapted for tea...
Coursebooks:the most important tools in language learning
Throughout my professional career, I have realized that coursebooks have always been an important, if not the most important tool in language learning. According to Richards (1998) for most teachers...
Do your lessons have to taste bland?
What does PARSNIP stand for?
It’s an acronym for the following topics:
(no) Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, –Isms, Pork.
Imagine real life without being able to enjoy any of the things...
Teaching Unplugged (?)
Let me share with you a brilliant lesson plan. It begins with the preliminary thinking which seems to be its background logic. Mobile phones, it goes, are increasingly part of everyday life around t...
Thinking out of the CourseBOOX Holistic Approach to Preschool education: Difficult task?
Holistic development includes 5 aspects: physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual. It derives from the Greek word «όλος» which means the “whole” and it incorporates the teaching pr...
SEN
The 3 Principles to Supporting Special Educational Needs Students
Research in the field of special educational needs and inclusion has equipped the educational community with evidence-based practices and ideas to support classroom diversity. How come that stude...
Teaching Dyslexic Learners Online
Technology is a gift for students with dyslexia, provided that it is used properly. This is because most dyslexic learners are visual learners and computer materials are designed to be accessed t...
