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Classroom Management and Young Learners (Part 2)
Routine! Routine! Routine! by Naomi Moir, author of Starting and Ending Lessons, part of the Oxford Basics for Children series. In my first blog about classroom management, I mentioned the importance...
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Introduction to project work – what is a project?
As part of the celebrations for 25 years of Project, now in it’s third edition, and in preparation for the Project Competition to design the best class poster, Tom Hutchinson explains what a project is...
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Q: Why do projects? – A: Relevance & educational values
Project author, Tom Hutchinson, continues a series of posts on the benefits of project work in the classroom, this time exploring how projects can help bring relevance to students’ learning and promote...
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Enjoying Learning: Motivating Adults through Content (Part 1)
In the first of a three-part series, Mark Hancock, co-author of the English Result series, defines and explores two kinds of motivation that can lead to different learning outcomes with adult learners...
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Enjoying Learning: Motivating Adults through Content (Part 2)
Following his post defining and exploring two kinds of motivation in adult learners, Mark Hancock, co-author of the English Result series, continues the series with a consideration of why some material...
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Enjoying Learning: Motivating Adults through Content (Part 3)
Having looked at different types of motivation, and considered what makes different materials motivating, Mark Hancock, co-author of the English Result series, now introduces his taxonomy of intrinsic...
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A magician’s hat – a piece of string
In this guest post, Weronika Salandyk, a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer from Poland, introduces some very simple games that can transform a language learner classroom into a vibrant...
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Party Mix: Engaging teenage learners
In this guest post, Anna Musielak, a Gimnazjum (Lower Secondary) teacher and teacher trainer from Poland, tells us how she coped with teaching teenagers and gives her tips for how to engage this...
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Fun with flashcards
Ahead of her workshop at IATEFL 2012 about engaging students with flashcard games, Weronika Salandyk talks about some methods she uses to teach with flashcards in the classroom. Flashcard games belong...
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“What do I spy?” classroom activity
This activity has been taken from Vocabulary Activities , part of the Oxford Basics for Children series, and is intended for young learners age 7-12. The vocabulary activities in the book are based on...
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Back to School EFL Teaching resources and lesson plans
Back to school EFL The new academic year is upon us! Are you ready? If you’re struggling for lesson plan ideas, we’ve got you covered. To welcome you and your students back to class, we asked three of...
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Easter resources for your EFL classroom
Spring has arrived here in Oxford, and Easter is on the horizon – it’s a perfect time of year to bring some seasonal activities and worksheets into your language learning classroom. Our former...
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Teaching resources for English Language Day
Martyn Clarke has worked in ELT classrooms as a teacher and trainer for over twenty years and in more than fifteen countries. He has taught English at all levels and in many contexts from one-to-one in...
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“What do I spy?” classroom activity
This activity has been taken from Vocabulary Activities , part of the Oxford Basics for Children series, and is intended for young learners age 7-12. The vocabulary activities in the book are based on...
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25 ideas for using unit word lists in the classroom
Many ELT series have unit word lists, either in the student book, or available in the teacher resources. However, few teachers make active use of these unit word lists on a regular basis. In an...
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10 Invaluable Back To School Ideas For ELT Teachers
I have a theory: ‘A teacher’s stress level at the beginning of the year is inversely proportional to his/her years of experience’. It does ring true, doesn’t it? It’s also true that the more one...
View ArticleEnjoying Learning: Motivating Adults through Content (Part 3)
Having looked at different types of motivation, and considered what makes different materials motivating, Mark Hancock, co-author of the English Result series, now introduces his taxonomy of intrinsic...
View ArticleA magician’s hat – a piece of string
In this guest post, Weronika Salandyk, a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer from Poland, introduces some very simple games that can transform a language learner classroom into a vibrant...
View ArticleParty Mix: Engaging teenage learners
In this guest post, Anna Musielak, a Gimnazjum (Lower Secondary) teacher and teacher trainer from Poland, tells us how she coped with teaching teenagers and gives her tips for how to engage this...
View ArticleFun with flashcards
Ahead of her workshop at IATEFL 2012 about engaging students with flashcard games, Weronika Salandyk talks about some methods she uses to teach with flashcards in the classroom. Flashcard games belong...
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