All Professional Development articles – Page 34
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TKT: Module 2 – Appropriacy of aims
These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 2 of the exam, in particular the lesson aims aspect of the ‘Planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons’ section.
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Assimilation and elision
This comprehensive article by Jonathan Marks explains the most common types of assimilation and elision.
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TKT Tip 08: Module 3 – Categorizing learners' mistakes
Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 3 of the TKT – Managing the teaching and learning process.
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Methodology: Motivating teachers whose business students miss class
Alex Case offers advice on how Business English and ESP teachers can stay motivated despite poor class attendance.
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Metaphorically speaking
Mark Powell takes a look at the influence of metaphor on the language of business and considers some of the key underlying metaphors embedded within different cultures.
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Lesson Share: Approaching a first class with a new group
Melissa Martin's article offers tips on how to approach teaching a first lesson with a new group.
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From paragraph to poem
Steve Buckledee employs a poetic strategy for getting students to examine language in greater detail.
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Dictionary skills: Integrating dictionary work into class
In this introductory article, Tim Bowen considers ways to integrate the use of monolingual learners' dictionaries into the classroom.
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Lesson Share: Presenting grammar in a way that accommodates different learning styles
Claire Treleaven's article and lesson plan is aimed at using alternative ways to present grammar to students with varied learning styles.
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Skills transfer
Sally Hirst offers help for those embarking on teacher training for the first time.
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Neuro-linguistic programming
Judith Baker and Mario Rinvolucri look at what NLP entails and its relevance to ELT.
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Making the most of multiple intelligences
For Herbert Puchta, a strong linguistic intelligence isn’t the only key to language-learning success.
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Managing children positively
Carol Read offers some key pointers for teaching young learners.
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Awareness, appropriation and autonomy
In this article from the archives of English Teaching professional magazine, Scott Thornbury says that learning how to speak is as important as learning what to say.
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Natural language learning
Julie Moore discusses what learners' dictionaries can do for learners. The following article is reproduced with the kind permission of English Teaching professional.
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What every teacher needs to know
Mustafa Z Altan emphasises the value of learning how to learn for teachers and students alike.
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ArticleClassroom management: Teen power
Philip Prowse and Judy Garton-Sprenger discuss the need to motivate and empower teenage students.
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Business teaching approaches: What’s it all about?
In this article taken from ENGLISH TEACHING professional magazine, Alex Case makes the case that taking an interest in his business students’ fields of expertise can pay personal and professional dividends.