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Help students improve their listening skills with these podcasts
Listening is one of the toughest skills to master in any language. With dialects, accents, and colloquial phrasings, it’s no...
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5 tips to put challenge at the heart of your primary classroom
Young learners are capable of a lot more than we give them credit for. Rather than making things easy, it’s...
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Five ways to apply startup thinking in your classroom
At its core startup thinking is about problem solving and growth. User-focused and data-driven, startup teams theorize, research, plan and...
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How to plan a summer-themed lesson using the GSE Teacher Toolkit
Sometimes it’s nice to put down the coursebook and plan a class from scratch - focusing on the specific needs...
By Nicola Pope -
How to keep your students motivated during summer intensive courses
Summer is here and so are English language intensive courses. Adults and teens are lining up at your classroom doors,...
By Richard Cleeve -
Our top five primary posts from 2018 (so far)
Now that summer is here - and many of you have some free time on your hands - we thought...
By Joanna Wiseman
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Help students improve their listening skills with these podcasts
Listening is one of the toughest skills to master in any language. With dialects, accents, and colloquial phrasings, it’s no wonder that our students sometimes...
By Gemma Considine -
5 tips to put challenge at the heart of your primary classroom
Young learners are capable of a lot more than we give them credit for. Rather than making things easy, it’s important to use the right...
By Joanna Wiseman -
Five ways to apply startup thinking in your classroom
At its core startup thinking is about problem solving and growth. User-focused and data-driven, startup teams theorize, research, plan and test their products on new...
By Nicole Kyriacou
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Highlights for English Teachers
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Paul Driver on the applications of VR in ELT
We spoke to education technology specialist Paul Driver about the applications of VR in the...
By Paul Driver -
What is Content and Language Integrated Learning?
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an approach where students learn a subject and...
By Joanna Wiseman -
Talking Technology: Teaching 21st century communication strategies
Changing technologies challenge language teachers who struggle to prepare students with the formats and the...
By Ken Beatty -
Blended learning strategy for primary teaching
Blended learning is far more than just a combination of print and digital materials. It...
By Katie Meehan
Highlights for English language learners
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How to keep your students motivated during summer intensive courses
Summer is here and so are English language intensive courses. Adults and teens are lining up at your classroom doors,...
By Richard Cleeve -
Pearson English Teacher Award 2018: Get to know the winners
Earlier in the year we announced the winners of the Pearson English Teacher Award 2018. Out of hundreds of inspiring...
By Nicole Kyriacou -
Cambridge First and Advanced: How to beat oral exam nerves
One of the biggest challenges students face when it comes to oral exams is remaining calm and performing to the...
By Richard Cleeve -
How to use authentic listening materials in class
Pearson Test of English (PTE) General uses real-life, authentic material taken from a range of different English-speaking sources, including the...
By Gemma Considine