In the post-pandemic educational landscape, many educators find that they are increasingly asked to provide support to their students that far exceeds the curricular requirements; support in inco...

  For years, I was a people-pleaser and never felt good enough. I focused on making others happy, avoiding or better being afraid of failure and criticism. Believe it or not, I was struggling with an...

Foundations Of Teaching for Learning 1, 2, Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching  Bullying is occasionally seen to be a problem that only affects children and teenagers, but what happens when the ...

  There are clearly myriad factors that influence classroom dynamics. It struck me recently, however, that the simple fact of the number of students is one of the more overlooked. It led me to the fo...

  Introduction: Recently a small but important survey was conducted in our school which sought to explore how our teachers and students incorporate and value the expression of emotions during lesso...

  Pronunciation has traditionally taken a secondary role in language teaching compared to grammar and lexis. Very often even experienced teachers are reluctant to tackle pronunciation issues in cl...

The EAQUALS (Evaluation and Accreditation of Quality Language Services) Annual International Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia, last April, brought together 200 renowned educators, language professi...

Νέα αναβολή για την έναρξη της καινούργιας σχολικής χρονιάς συνιστά ο Ιατρικός Σύλλογος Μαγνησίας λόγω των σοβαρών προβλημάτων που έχουν προκύψει εξαιτίας της θεομηνίας που έπληξε το νομό και μέσω α...

ALTE’s 8th International Conference: Madrid, 26-28 April ALTE stands for Association of Language Testers in Europe, which is an organization that brings together individuals and institutions involved...

The esteemed Dais Cultural Centre was the venue for the prestigious 2023 ELT Excellence Awards ceremony, where exceptional contributions and achievements in the field of English Language Teaching we...

  Certificate Award Ceremony 2021-2022 & the 2023 New Year Cake cutting along with the presentation of extracts of the 2019-20 Theatrical Performance Continuing a long-standing tradition, with...

On Saturday 4 February, the QLS Book Club had the honour of hosting one of the foremost luminaries in the field of ELT globally, Dr Luke Prodromou, over two online events under the title "Discover S...

Just be kind… Some of you might remember my first article about teacher collaboration, some of you might not; it doesn’t really matter. My point is a different one. I am not sure if this happens in...

  Co-teaching is when teachers are paired together in a classroom and they share equal responsibilities for planning, instructing, and assessing students. The most common way of co-teaching is when g...

    I bet you have all listened to this Cyndi Lauper song. Quite cheesy I would say as seeing the true colours of someone could lead not to love but to a million different emotions to start with. ...

  ..you think to yourself when you see this title and you smile ironically but you start reading the article because you still want to -slash- need to think positively! Let’s try to describe what a ...

Professional development is very important in educators’ personal and professional life. We have all seen teachers, who passionately attend preservice courses but are left unsupported afterwards. Th...

In my experience of 32 years in the ELT trade I have seen and worked in most sectors and I have one thing to say: it’s about time that the majority of EFL teachers who teach general English move on ...

Pronunciation can be a challenging and intricate aspect of language. It involves the correct articulation and vocalization of sounds, intonation patterns, stress placement, and rhythm. Pronunciation v...

  Darren Perrett is Senior Assessment Services, Recognition and Pedagogy Manager. He heads up a team of experts at Cambridge responsible for assessment, pedagogy, and recognition in the region and ...

  The skills of writing and reading are some of the most complex and sophisticated abilities that humans have developed. Both of these skills involve a multitude of cognitive processes, including per...

  PISA is an international survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to assess the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, an...

Ken Wilson is a teacher trainer, and an author of a large amount of ELT materials; he has published with OUP, Cengage and Macmillan. His most recent series is “Smart Choice”, published by OUP. He ha...

Thom Kiddle has a Master’s degree in Language Testing from Lancaster University and the Cambridge Delta. He is the Director of NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education). His role at NILE invol...

  After the holidays, returning to school marks a fresh beginning for many. It’s a time when new aspirations are set, the curriculum is brimming with fresh responsibilities and tasks, and the pristin...

  Back to school is all about setting targets, inspiring, motivating and drawing the pathway to achieving class goals. It is the time of the year when we ask question of the type “Where are we, where...

  Back to school is all about setting targets, inspiring, motivating and drawing the pathway to achieving class goals. It is the time of the year when we ask question of the type “Where are we, where...

Toxic Educational Environments What’s worse than seeing your students shivering in fear as they hesitantly enter your classroom on the first day of school, only to be frowned upon by their classma...

The beginning of the school year can be a challenging time for English Language teachers as they strive to create a positive and engaging learning environment for their students. One of the most eff...

At the onset of a new school year, collaboration between teachers, parents, and students is essential to ensure a productive academic journey in foreign language learning. As an educator, I firmly b...

  Research in the field of special educational needs and inclusion has equipped the educational community with evidence-based practices and ideas to support classroom diversity. How come that stude...

  Technology is a gift for students with dyslexia, provided that it is used properly. This is because most dyslexic learners are visual learners and computer materials are designed to be accessed t...

  Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. The person diagnosed with dyslexia face difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition. What is more, poor spelli...

Dysgraphia [dis-gra-fee-uh] is a learning disability that makes it difficult for a person to handwrite and organize written expression. Dysgraphia is not related to one's ability to read, nor is it ...

      The common saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” gives prominence to the idea that an image is more powerful when engraved on our mind than a multitude of words. Visual representations...

    Learning difficulties is a term that has invaded our lives and our L2 classrooms to a great extent since over the last years we encounter such cases daily. Are learning difficulties highly aff...