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This month in ELT NEWS
Jan/February 2019
Teaching Young Learners t takes a special person to teach English as a foreign language. It takes an even more special person to teach English as a foreign language to young...
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Testing for Language Proficiency
Tests can be powerful instruments of educational policy; thus testing can be seen as a political activity entailing tactics, intrigue and maneuvering within i…
Addressing Disruptive Behavior in EFL Classrooms
The Fundamentals of A Teacher-Based Functional Behavioral Assessment (Fba) By Evangelia Vassilakou, MA in Applied Linguistics FBA is the process of gatherin…
Homo Ludens - All the world’s a stage...
“Antigone: And does not Creon treat our brothers twain One with the rites of burial, one with shame? Eteocles, so say they, he interred Fitly, with won…
The Importance of Differentiated Instruction to Different Learners
By Blerta- Matina Tartari “What we can do is to ensure that no matter who you are, no matter what your background, no matter your level of income, you can…
Classroom Based Assessment in EFL Classrooms
Let's stop using tests and focus on alternative forms of assessment By Irini Renika Papakammenou In the educational context teachers tend to assess stude…
Teaching Adults and Classroom Management Issues
By Maroussa Pavli* Are you teaching adults or thinking of doing so? Those of you who have already worked with adult learners can easily understand the …
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Educational Leadership Association - Press Release
Την Κυριακή 13.1.2019 στον πολυχώρο ...
PeopleCert and International House World Organisation sign strategic partnership agreement
We are extremely proud to announce that PeopleCert has pa...
Why take the ESB C2
With so many examinations on the market nowadays, we are frequently asked why students should cho...
Παράταση αιτήσεων του Προγράμματος Διδακτικής Ξένων Γλωσσών του ΕΚΠΑ για την επάρκεια
Για λόγους διευκόλυνσης των ενδιαφερομένων για την παρακολούθηση...
The 10 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in the English Language
According to the Oxford Dictionary (and anyone who has ever studied English as a second languag...
Teaching Ideas
Published on: 17-12-2018
Reading Comprehension
Unlike listening comprehension, reading comprehension is not something for which our brains have evolved. Whereas oral comprehension seems to develop “naturally” with minimal deliberate intervention, reading comprehension is more challenging...
Vocabulary building for C2 exams
C2 Level exams are mainly about vocabulary. Vocabulary is built brick by brick. Learning one new word leads to learning many others. Check the exact meaning of every new word…
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Preparing For Any Proficiency Exam: A Vital Tip!
It concerns your broader preparation for the exam and not just doing past papers. Indeed, how boring and fruitless it would be answering multiple choice questions all the time! No real joy…
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Developing listening skills for C2 level with free internet resources
It was not that long ago when “listening activities” in the EFL classroom conjured images of CD players that would not work or even cassette players that would chew the…
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The Consultancy Corner
Why am I losing client momentum? OR The Empty School Syndrome
The story is familiar because you have seen it before. In fact, it’s played out in the same way so many times that one wonders…
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Classrooms or learning rooms: How does space define learning?
In the era of self-sustaining learning environments, at a time when learning can happen everywhere, the space where formal learning takes place cannot be overlooked. …
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Marketing… Marketing…What on earth is marketing? (Part C)
For the last two months, we have been exploring the complicated and deeply cultural phenomenon of marketing, with a special focus on its application in…
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How do you know you are running a quality FL School?
There was never a time when different kinds of businesses, from retail outlets to schools, did not want to be associated with up market products…
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Published on: 17-12-2018
Reading Comprehension
Unlike listening comprehension, reading comprehension is not something for which our brains have evolved. Whereas oral comprehension seems to develop “naturally” with minimal deliberate intervention, reading comprehension is more challenging...
Vocabulary building for C2 exams
C2 Level exams are mainly about vocabulary. Vocabulary is built brick by brick. Learning one new word leads to learning many others. Check the exact meaning of every new word…
Read more
Preparing For Any Proficiency Exam: A Vital Tip!
It concerns your broader preparation for the exam and not just doing past papers. Indeed, how boring and fruitless it would be answering multiple choice questions all the time! No real joy…
Read more
Developing listening skills for C2 level with free internet resources
It was not that long ago when “listening activities” in the EFL classroom conjured images of CD players that would not work or even cassette players that would chew the…
Read more
Education
17-12-2018 Hits:1012 Education
Proficiency holders and proficient learners
The recognition of proficient acquisition of the English as a Foreign Language is officially assessed and distinguished into as set of specific pillars. Proficient acquisition reflects eloquent, confident and multileveled command...
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17-12-2018 Hits:251 Education
Why is it important to test all four skills?
Listening, reading, speaking and writing: these, as every language teacher knows, are the “four skills”. I expect that most language teachers, if asked, would say that they are all equally...
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17-12-2018 Hits:144 Education
Testing for Language Proficiency
Tests can be powerful instruments of educational policy; thus testing can be seen as a political activity entailing tactics, intrigue and maneuvering within institutions that may not be political, but...
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24-10-2018 Hits:1194 Education
Addressing Disruptive Behavior in EFL Classrooms
The Fundamentals of A Teacher-Based Functional Behavioral Assessment (Fba) By Evangelia Vassilakou, MA in Applied Linguistics FBA is the process of gathering and analyzing information about a student’s problem behavior in order to...
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24-10-2018 Hits:277 Education
Homo Ludens - All the world’s a stage...
“Antigone: And does not Creon treat our brothers twain One with the rites of burial, one with shame? Eteocles, so say they, he interred Fitly, with wonted rites, as one held meet To pass with...
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24-10-2018 Hits:323 Education
The Importance of Differentiated Instruction to Different Learners
By Blerta- Matina Tartari “What we can do is to ensure that no matter who you are, no matter what your background, no matter your level of income, you can get...
Read moreTeaching Material
Developing listening skills for C2 level with free internet resources
It was not that long ago when “listening activities” in the EFL classroom conjured images of CD players that would not work or even cassette players that would chew the...
Read moreSpark the Learners’ Interest for Writing
Well-verified classroom reality attests that writing and writing-production tasks constitute a multilayered procedure. As such, writing deviates from other aspects of language teaching in requiring holistic and prompt recall of...
Read moreWriting here, writing there ...
Text is the very stuff of teaching. It is right there at the core of what we do. Written text is something we can move onto a wide range of...
Read moreOutsmart any multiple-choice test
Ideally, multiple-choice exams would be random, without patterns of right or wrong answers. However, all tests are written by humans, and human nature makes it impossible for any test to...
Read moreThis month in ELT NEWS
Jan/February 2019
Teaching Young Learners t takes a special person to teach English as a foreign language. It takes an even more special person to teach English as a foreign language to young...
Read more