This season’s must-have? English.
If you want to be a true fashionista you’ll need to have a reasonable command of the English language. Why? Well, for a start many of the world’s leading designers are British or American: Vivienne...
View Article5 tips for helping students to really learn vocabulary
Laura Austin, an ELT Consultant for Oxford University Press, presents some useful tips on how to teach vocabulary to your students so that they will really learn it. Students need to be able to do so...
View ArticleWhat’s culture got to do with Tesco’s decision to withdraw from Japan?
In light of the recent news concerning Tesco’s withdrawal from Japan, Jeremy Comfort considers the impact of culture on business. Jeremy will be speaking more about this topic at the annual BESIG...
View ArticleProjects should be creative, collaborative, challenging and fun!
Olha Madylus, a teacher and teacher trainer specialising in both primary and secondary education, shares her thoughts on what makes a great class project. I visit a lot of classrooms around the world...
View ArticleReading with/for pleasure in ELT
Eva Balážová, an ELT Consultant for Oxford University Press in Slovakia, highlights the importance of encouraging students to enjoy reading in English as a way of improving their communicative...
View ArticleUsing Twitter with your Students
Image via Flickr under Creative Commons license Sean Dowling, an Educational Technology Coordinator, looks at how teachers can continue to support their students’ learning outside of the classroom...
View ArticleHow To Teach ´Great Openings´ for Presentations In English
Photo via Dries Buytaert under Creative Commons license Christopher Wright has worked as a Business English Teacher and a Business Trainer in the UK, US, Spain and France. In his first guest post for...
View Article5 Ways to Prepare Your Students for the 21st Century
In the first in a series of blog posts about 21st Century skills, (to accompany our teacher training videos on the same subject), author and English language teacher Charles Vilina provides some great...
View ArticleCritical Thinking in your lessons – It’s easier than you think!
In the second blog post in our series on 21st Century skills, (to accompany our teacher training videos on the same subject), Charles Vilina talks more specifically about critical thinking skills and...
View ArticleImproving communication skills with online tools
Michael Man, an Online Platforms Trainer at Oxford University Press, shows you how to use messaging, discussions and chats effectively with the new Online Practice and Online Workbooks. You can take...
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