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English Learning Hints & Tips
The word gap; challenges, impact and how to bridge the gap!
Even though the word gap issue is regarded by many as a more general problem rather than being specific to one...
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Anna Hasper
January 4, 2019
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Adult Learners
Why challenge is good for building language competence
We asked Antonia Clare and Steve Oakes, authors of Speakout 2nd Edition, their thoughts on challenge. This is what they...
By
Richard Cleeve
November 21, 2018
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Academic English
5 academic skills to prepare your students for higher education
Studying abroad in an English-speaking country is a fantastic opportunity for your students to use their language skills in real-world...
By
Richard Cleeve
October 22, 2018
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21st century skills
Preparing learners for the world of work using the GSE Teacher Toolkit
If there’s one thing all our learners have in common, it’s that they are going to graduate school or university...
By
Nicola Pope
October 15, 2018
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Global Scale of English
Raising English language standards: Japan case studies
In today’s globalized world being able to communicate effectively in English is more important than ever. You can see for...
By
Nicola Pope
September 27, 2018
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7523
21st century skills
What is Content and Language Integrated Learning?
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an approach where students learn a subject and a second language at the...
By
Joanna Wiseman
July 25, 2018
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Learning for the real world
Six of the most famous British stories for English teachers
Today we want to share with you six stories set in Britain which provide cultural, historical and social aspects of...
By
Anna Roslaniec
July 13, 2018
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21st century skills
How to get teenagers to think critically
Critical thinking is a twenty-first century skill that has been around for thousands of years. In fact, there are records...
By
Anna Roslaniec
July 11, 2018
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21st century skills
Talking Technology: Teaching 21st century communication strategies
Changing technologies challenge language teachers who struggle to prepare students with the formats and the strategies they need to be...
By
Ken Beatty
June 22, 2018
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21st century skills
Digital literacy and secondary education
Phrases like ‘digital native’ and ‘the smartphone generation’ have become part of our everyday vocabulary in recent years. But what...
By
Anna Roslaniec
June 15, 2018
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