Making the most of ESL coursebooks & textbooks to your advantage
Are you wondering how to add excitement to your assigned coursebooks? For many teachers, the use of textbooks in the ESL classroom is a positive way of providing much-needed structure…
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5 engaging tips to make your students love and learn English
Are your students not engaging? How to get them to fall in love with English? How to engage your students and create a desire for English language learning. If these…
Tips to teach the advanced C1 students and help them make progress
At times teaching advanced students can be a daunting prospect for ESL teachers. Especially if students are preparing for a certification course or need to pass an exam for work,…
Top ESL Resources To Help Your Students Gain More
The ESL market is vast, and within it, we find lot of resources available to enhance our classroom, our planning and of course, our teaching. But how on earth do…
Setting meaningful homework for ESL learners – Top tips and ideas
Homework is often disliked by students and can make extra work for teachers if it involves marking. Depending on where you work, homework may or may not be part of…
5 Best ESL Games for Adult Learners – Using It The Fun Way
“That’s what games are, in the end. Teachers. Fun is just another word for learning!” – Raph Koster When I first began ESL teaching one of the things I found…
Trinity CertPT – Level 6 Online CPD Course for Teachers
Introducing the new Level 6 Trinity Certificate for Practising Teachers (CertPT) – A Professional Development Course An internationally accredited online teacher development course which helps teachers apply new skills in…
How to conduct an “English Only” ESL classroom? Is it ever possible to do so?
I am sure every ESL teacher (or most of them) at some point had to remind their class to speak in English. Perhaps to stop gossiping in their native language…
Student-Led Vs Teacher-Led Classes, Learning
When you think of a classroom, do you see the typical set up of a teacher at the front with students sitting in separate desks? Well, then that is just…
Teaching grammar the fun way – Tips and tricks
Many teachers and students alike find grammar tedious to teach and to learn. As a result, it becomes something to avoid or get through as quickly as possible, and there…
