All Professional Development articles – Page 35
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Methodology: Teaching young children one-to-one
Olha Madylus answers a question about the difficulties involved in finding material for one-to-one classes with young learners.
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Towards a new methodology
Dave Willis puts the case for making lexis the starting point in teaching.
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ArticleThe corpus principle – DIY Corpora
In this article, Jamie Keddie describes a technique which involves creating personalized corpora for use in class.
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TKT: Module 1 – Thinking about the role of error
These materials are designed to help trainees prepare for module 1 of the exam, in particular the ‘Background to language learning’ section, and focuses on the role of error in the language learning process.
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Teaching by numbers
Michael Rundell shows that word-frequency data is relevant to teaching and learning languages.
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TKT Tip 07: Module 1 – Learning strategies
Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 1 of TKT – Language and background to language learning and teaching.
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To be or not to be taboo
Mark Powell considers the implications of prohibiting unhelpful phrases in a tactical game of teaching taboo.
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B2 Business Vantage: Writing: Part 1
An article by Russell Whitehead about the Cambridge English B2 Business Vantage (formerly BEC Vantage) exam Writing component Part 1.
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Business Tasks
Adrian Doff introduces a new series of lesson plans specifically designed for teachers of English for business. This article provides an overview of the series, as well as hints and tips on how best to exploit it.
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Teacher research: What exactly are we talking about?
Research is often promoted as a powerful form of professional development for teachers. This article by Simon Borg is intended to prompt debate around the topic of teacher research and even inspire you to think about how research could contribute to your own professional development.
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TKT Tip 06: Module 3 – Teacher roles
Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 3 of the TKT – Managing the teaching and learning process.
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ArticleThe corpus principle – Vocabulary and collocations
Jamie Keddie examines conventional corpora – the databases of language that have been compiled specifically for the purpose of linguistic investigation – to see how they can be used to strengthen students’ understanding of the importance of collocation when learning a new language.
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TKT Tip 05: Module 2 – Writing a lesson plan
Jim Scrivener looks in detail at a question from Module 2 of the TKT – Lesson planning.
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Vocabulary matters: Techniques for teaching and learning
We know how important vocabulary is in respect to learning a language, but how do we go about teaching and learning it? In this article we take a look at a number of techniques designed to help teach and learn vocabulary.
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ArticleLesson Share: Classroom management: Alternatives to whole class feedback
Amanda Gamble offers some practical tips and advice on giving whole class feedback.
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Can intonation be taught?
In this article from the archives of English Teaching professional magazine, Gerald Kelly discusses the issue of teaching intonation.
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ArticleDebate: Classroom management
Adrian Tennant examines a number of areas often lumped together under the umbrella term 'Classroom Management' and suggests an approach to dealing with these issues and problems.
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The corpus principle – Quotations
Jamie Keddie looks at using quotations as a basis for language study as well as for a springboard to get our learners speaking and writing.
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Vocabulary matters: Dealing with phrasal verbs
There are thousands of phrasal verbs in the English language, many of them having more than one meaning. Dealing with them can seem like a gigantic task. In this article, Adrian Tennant looks at what phrasal verbs are and why students often find them difficult to learn and use, with ...