Clines in Language Teaching
Delayed Error Correction
Routines with Young Learners
My one-to-one student just wants to chat
Timelines in EFL
Author Archives: jonnyingham
Incremental Coaching – A Better Alternative to Formal Observation?
It is common practice in many educational institutions for teachers to be observed just once a year. This annual observation can be a stressful experience; often high stakes with the outcome directly linked to performance management. As a result, teachers … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge Regional College, coaching, EFL, ELT, Future of Training, IH, IH London, incremental coaching, leadership, management, observation
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Effective Eliciting
This is my fourth post in a series of posts going ‘Back to Basics‘, re-examining techniques and ideas introduced on teacher training courses. What is eliciting? The British Council Teaching English website defines elicitation as ‘a technique by which the … Continue reading
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Tagged #eltwhiteboard, back to basics, boardwork, CELTA, checking meaning, classroom management, concept checking, EFL, elicit, elicitation, eliciting, ELT, pre-teaching, vocabulary
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Starting with Quotations
Stuck for an idea for a lead-in? Starting a new unit and don’t want to go straight into the book? Not sure how to set the context in a communicative way? This simple idea might be just the activity for … Continue reading
Cheeky Phonemes
Many teachers find the phonemic chart a little overwhelming, whether they be newly qualified teachers, trainees on a teacher training course such as the CELTA or Delta, or even very experienced teachers. There can be no better place to start … Continue reading
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Tagged adrian underhill, boardwork, CELTA, cheeky phonemes, Delta, EFL, ELT, phoneme, phonemic chart, phonemic script, phonology, pronunciation
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My one-to-one student just wants to chat
So, after planning a lesson tailored to the needs of the individual student, all they seem to want to do is have a chat. You start to wonder if it is worth planning the lesson at all. Then there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1-to-1, 1:1, conversation, dogme, EFL, ELT, error correction, feedback, one-to-one, progress, pronunciation, vocabulary
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Developing Reading Skills – A guest post by Suzanne Goodwin
I am delighted that Suzanne agreed to write this guest post based on a super INSETT session she recently delivered at IH Palermo. Without further ado, I’ll hand over to Suzanne. There has been considerable discussion in contemporary ELT about … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Nuttall, developing reading skills, EFL, ELT, IH Palermo, meaning from context, reading, reading skills, scanning, skimming, Suzanne Goodwin, text attack
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