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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

Are your TEFL qualifications recognised where you want to travel and teach? When you start planning your career in English language teaching

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

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

If you are an English teacher whose first language is (shock, horror!) not English, you will probably have experienced some kind of

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

If you are an English-medium teacher working in a school, international university or IB / GCSE programme, your classroom is your own