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Trinity CertPT: Certificate for Practising Teachers

The English tense system can be tricky for students. All languages differentiate between the finished past events and ongoing present events

Once someone identifies the concept of what you are teaching and gives the word or phrase you are looking for, it is time to do some

In order for students to fully understand and use the content that we teach, we have to consider a range of different aspects

Perhaps the most important set of skills for a student in any discipline is the ability to monitor one’s own progress and adapt accordingly.

In our last article about classroom discourse, we looked at the relationship between teacher activity and how students think. So where does

In the last article in the Classroom Discourse series, we looked at some ways of disrupting the restrictive IRF discourse routine, enabling

Recently, a trainee teacher on the CertTESOL asked me what I did before TEFL teaching. It took me by surprise. I suddenly thought, hang on,

In the last article, we identified a traditional feature of classroom discourse, the Initiation-Response-Feedback (IRF) exchange, which is

Ever since Socrates guided his students through philosophical problems in ancient Greece, questions have been an integral part of the

As language educators, we have a lot to think about when we are planning and teaching our classes. We are often so focused on the language w

Following on from my recent post about language assessment, another distinction between types of testing emerges when we consider the differ

For many teachers (ESOL and otherwise), language assessment is seen as a necessary evil. Testing, evaluation and feedback are the core of

Language Point Training has been validated to deliver the Trinity CertTESOL in an online modes of study since 2018. We're designed to be

The Communicative Approach to language education is held up by many to be the magic bullet that can enable language learners the world over

As we move into the second decade of the twenty-first century, it seems that some old and tired elephants are still standing in the

Whatever your teaching context, it is becoming more and more important for teachers to integrate online elements into what they do. With the

Scaffolded learning is integral to the stages of language acquisition that we guide our learners through when they are taking on new

Vocabulary retention can be a battle for teachers and learners alike. We teach more and more vocabulary every day, but when the students’

Gather 30 people of the same age from your town or city together in a room, and it won’t take much to discover that every individual is