<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Language Point Teacher Education Ltd.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Language Point ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:51:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.languagepointtraining.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[5 ways to check if your TEFL course is really what it says it is - Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[TEFL hacks: 5 ways to check if your TEFL course is really what it says it is. If you are looking for an English teaching qualification, but ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/tefl-hacks-5-ways-to-check-if-your-tefl-course-is-really-what-it-says-it-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec28bea3a0ec100171440af</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_651caedbd4414175be47c233256cde5b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 ways to check if a TEFL course is really what it says it is - Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are looking for an English teaching qualification, but don’t know where to turn, you’re not alone. The TEFL industry is awash with ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/tefl-hacks-5-ways-to-check-if-a-tefl-course-is-really-what-you-are-looking-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb9833e07fdc00018326d6e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:03:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_29a5ce6f22724ef8b23398f056be82a2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 assumptions commonly made about 'NNEST's, and one way to win the native speakerism battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are an English teacher whose first language is (shock, horror!) not English, you will probably have experienced some kind of ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/5-assumptions-commonly-made-about-nnests-and-one-way-to-win-the-native-speakerism-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb50d0abd0ed2001761c1fd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:51:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_ddf7612cb38b4120be2e93fe65fb0f54~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 online teaching fails to avoid]]></title><description><![CDATA[More and more of us are working online, and the Internet is overflowing with questions from teachers about the best ways of doing this, and ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/planning-for-the-new-normal-5-online-teaching-fails-to-avoid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eabf80216168d0017ac3f1e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:29:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_5d12840d462d46f3b9513ae0f7142ba2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why teachers develop best in their own classrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are an English-medium teacher working in a  school, international university or IB / GCSE programme, your classroom is your own  ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/look-closer-to-home-why-teachers-develop-best-in-their-own-classrooms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9daaea5027110017880582</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_623bd8e62c39474d9eded14dc884830c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to teach pronunciation 6: Find your rhythm with sentence stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this penultimate article about teaching pronunciation, we look at another suprasegmental pronunciation system which works across ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-to-teach-pronunciation-6-find-your-rhythm-with-sentence-stress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e44948874ca230017a965f5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:22:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_a1dc400ecd604a9ba20175ad02014097~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to teach pronunciation 5: Understanding and teaching word stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the next three articles in this series about pronunciation teaching, we will look at a tricky area of phonology which is often overlooked]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-to-teach-pronunciation-5-understanding-and-teaching-word-stress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e31a0e4eb283900170c7a35</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:15:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_fefa2fd527904a7da1ac97b5bdaafe3d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_995,h_635,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to teach pronunciation 4: 
What can the Phonemic Chart do for you (and your students)?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article aims to show why the use of IPA is an essential tool for teaching and learning pronunciation, and that it is worth the effort]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-to-teach-pronunciation-4-what-can-the-phonemic-chart-do-for-you-and-your-students</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e0fd1ee53d0d50017964da8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_f73883a8cd1e42b3aaed5e7ee5f89671~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to teach pronunciation 3: Accent and Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a trend in language centres to teach ESOL students how to speak ‘properly’, without an ‘accent’. The rise in the number of ‘accent ]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-to-teach-pronunciation-3-accent-and-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dfba4102143d30017dd58d3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:25:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_37aef34926d8411b91674db87ce33e7b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to teach pronunciation 2: Drilling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drilling, or the teacher-led ‘call and response’ activity which anyone who has learnt a second language remembers well, is probably the most]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-to-teach-pronunciation-2-drilling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5de7b737f83d3f0017191820</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:44:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_958d44eacf38489d8eefd05e1f0e1640~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to teach pronunciation Part 1:                Phonics vs phonology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pronunciation is an aspect of ESOL teaching which is often misunderstood. Clearly, pronunciation is an essential feature of students’ langua]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/what-is-and-isn-t-effective-pronunciation-teaching-how-to-teach-pronunciation-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dd9b96abfeae2001791acb7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:08:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_6122f332fa1144caa3fa4a47c44095dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching Language Skills Pt 5: Writing skills and sub-skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a productive language skill, writing is much more than simply putting words on paper. A complex set of linguistic and cognitive processin]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/teaching-language-skills-pt-5-writing-skills-and-sub-skills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc898e719515400171121f5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:15:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_47b0a19d1a114e548f811a780f010d4f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_877,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching language skills Part 4: Listening skills and subskills]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much of what we mean is unspoken. The way we use cultural phrases, idioms and metaphor, the tone of voice, facial expression and emotion]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/teaching-language-skills-part-4-listening-skills-and-subskills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db9ba1f8701d30017a615df</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:29:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_a95f17836d194b29ba4d680ae49aceab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching language skills Part 3: Reading skills and subskills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any written text is by definition intended for someone to read. The purpose of written language is to communicate ideas between people]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/teaching-language-skills-pt-3-reading-skills-and-subskills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db9ba1f8701d30017a615dd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:29:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_351b4b4e9ac8440f8537ca27e5f72392~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching language skills Part 2: How much do students think before they speak?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking is central to use of language. Of all the skills we use when we learn, most describe proficiency in another language as speaking it]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/teaching-language-skills-part-2-are-your-students-speaking-with-their-mouths-or-with-their-minds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db9ba1f8701d30017a615de</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_01ea35c5fc99420b865f0357587e83bc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stress-timing, syllable-timing and mora-timing - what’s the difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When thinking about the pronunciation features of different languages, a common distinction is often drawn between ‘stress-timed’ and...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/stress-timing-syllable-timing-and-mora-timing-what-s-the-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c11b14e6f9264530e53c80</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:47:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2c501f2cb7146da839b2b4e4e3e8d64.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learner motivation and engagement - what’s the difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A common goal among teachers is the desire to make their classes more motivating for their students. By this, they mean that they want their students to be happy and want to learn through the activities that the teacher prepares. This is clearly a great objective, and something that we should all strive for when we teach, but is ‘motivating’ the correct word to use here?]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/motivation-and-engagement-what-s-the-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687e58d8c1a5e380aaa9ebc4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1493f6_07999c0739d841a38972635e0ac792de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching language skills Part 1: Are you really teaching language skills in your lessons?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we think about teaching the four language skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening, we are really thinking about developing...]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/teaching-language-skills-pt-1-are-you-really-teaching-language-skills-in-your-lessons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db9ba1f8701d30017a615db</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:28:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_0c1a4dca0b314d358255b584628d25f4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you deal with pronunciation in class? Moving from sounds to systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pronunciation is one of the fundamentals of language learning. It is the primary factor in spoken language when it comes to understanding]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/how-do-you-deal-with-pronunciation-in-class-moving-from-sounds-to-systems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db9ba1f8701d30017a615da</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:27:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_741060f5cda1459b848c8988382a5b8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Language Centres look for in new Teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can a Language centre be sure that it is getting a teacher that can get results from the students? There is a set of core skills!]]></description><link>https://www.languagepointtraining.com/post/what-language-centres-should-be-looking-for-in-new-teachers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db9ba1f8701d30017a615d3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 06:46:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce29b3_29b34168353c4432b11153efe977c978~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Garside</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>