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Methodology
- 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 5: Ideas for integrating 21st Century Skills: Twitter
- 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 3: Creating Online Content
- 5 points to consider when teaching English to adults
- Bottom-up decoding: reading skills in EFL
- Bottom-up decoding: listening skills in EFL
- Bring your ELT coursebook to life!
- Encouraging learner independence
- Finding time to study outside of class: Part 2
- Get your low-level students talking!
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 1 Preparation
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 2 Speaking
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 3 Listening
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 4 Essay Writing
- Six ways to boost ESL classroom participation Part One - Using peer observation
- Six ways to boost ESL classroom participation Part Two - Dealing with nerves
- Six ways to boost ESL classroom participation Part Three - Embracing different learning styles
- Six ways to boost ESL classroom participation Part Four - Improve your questioning technique
- Six ways to boost ESL classroom participation Part Five - Get better at listening
- Six ways to boost ESL classroom participation Part Six - Motivate your students with cognitively-challenging tasks
- Teaching Advanced Learners: Post 1 Establishing needs
- Teaching Advanced Learners: Post 2 Grammar & Vocabulary
- Teaching Advanced Learners: Post 3 Skills Work
- Teaching Advanced Learners: Post 4 Listening
- Top Ten Tips for Motivating Adults Part 1 - Stacey Hughes
- Top Ten Tips for Motivating Adults Part 2 - Stacey Hughes
- Using communicative grammar activities successfully in the ESL classroom
- What makes a good coursebook? - Input texts
- What makes a good coursebook? Part two - Teaching grammar to adults
- What makes a good coursebook? Part Three - Meaningful pronunciation
- What makes a good coursebook? Part Four - Language as communication
Classroom Resources
- Amelia Earhart - Classroom activities
- Amelia Earhart - Sample Chapter
- Christmas in Prague - Sample chapter and activities
- Festive activities for your class
- How to keep writing tasks real: Hotel reviews
- Oxford Big Read Activity - Interview a character
- Pride and Prejudice - Sample chapter and activities
- Ready-made video activities to liven up your classroom Part One - Santiago, Chile
- Ready-made video activities to liven up your classroom Part Two - Selexyz bookstore
- Ready-made video activities to liven up your classroom Part Three - Mercedes-Benz Museum
- Ready-made video activities to liven up your classroom Part Four - Please Cycle
- Seasons and Celebrations - Sample chapter and activities
- Space - Classroom activities
- Space - Sample Chapter
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Sample chapter
- The History of the English Language - Classroom activities
- The History of the English Language - Sample chapter
Technology
- Ten tips for bringing digital into your classroom
- Ten tips for bringing digital into your classroom - Part 2
- 21st century skills in ELT Part 2 - The question centered approach
- 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 3 - Critical thinking
- 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 4 - Create a website
- 21st Century Skills in ELT Part 5 - Twitter
- Cell phones in the adult classroom: interruption or resource?
- Chat to EFL teachers around the world with twitter
- Do learning technologies actually help students learn?
- Making sense of EFL assessment Part Four - Computer-adaptive testing: how does it work?
- Making the most of technology in business English Part One - Grammar and vocabulary
- Making the most of technology in business English Part Two – Listening and speaking
- Making the most of technology in business English Part Three – Reading and writing
- Using discussion boards for language learning
- Using online practice or learning management systems with adult learners
- Vocabulary gap-fills: from testing _______ teaching
Professional Development
- Chat to ESL teachers around the world with twitter
- Do learning technologies actually help students learn?
- How to survive in the freelance market Part One
- How to survive in the freelance market Part Two - Writing a business plan
- How to survive in the freelance market Part Three - Mapping out a sales and marketing strategy
- How to survive in the freelance market Part Four - Pricing and billing advice
- How to survive in the freelance market Part Five - Quality control and maintaining satisfied clients
- How to survive in the freelance market Part Six - Dealing with difficulties and success
- On a journey to think critically in ESL
- Six ways to boost classroom participation Part One - Using peer observation
- Six ways to boost classroom participation Part Two - Dealing with nerves
- Six ways to boost classroom participation Part Three - Embracing different learning styles
- Six ways to boost classroom participation Part Four - Improve your questioning technique
- Six ways to boost classroom participation Part Five - Get better at listening
- Six ways to boost classroom participation Part Six - Motivate your students with cognitively-challenging tasks
- So you think you can write?
- The what, why and how of writing teacher’s books
Exams & Assessment
- Assessment in the multi-level ESL classroom
- Catch up with Grant Trew, Tactics for TOEIC® author
- EFL Exam trends across the world: Survey results
- Get the most out of group, peer and self-assessment in the EFL classroom
- Improve your students' IELTS scores
- Improve your students' scores in writing exams
- Making sense of assessment Part One - How much do you need to know?
- Making sense of assessment Part Two - Getting accurate information about your students
- Making sense of assessment Part Three - Spotlight on placement tests
- Making sense of assessment Part Four - Computer-adaptive testing: how does it work?
- Making sense of assessment Part Five – Making sense of scales: a rough guide to assessing learner progress
- Making sense of assessment Part Six - Five ways that further study can benefit your teaching career
- Prepare your students for the 2015 Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam Part One
- Prepare your students for the 2015 Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam Part Two
- Prepare your students for the 2015 Cambridge English: First (FCE) exam
- Strategies for teaching IELTS Part One - Let's start before the very beginning
- Strategies for teaching IELTS Part Two - overcoming challenges
- Strategies for teaching IELTS Part Three - Get ready for exam day
- The value of continuous assessment
- Thoughts on the new Cambridge English: Proficiency exam
Business English
- 10 attack strategies for teaching the text in Business English
- A professional approach to teaching professionals
- Business one:one - Getting started, and getting in the right frame of mind
- Making the most of technology in business English Part One - Grammar and vocabulary
- Making the most of technology in business English Part Two – Listening and speaking
- Making the most of technology in business English Part Three – Reading and writing
- Practical ideas for the Business English classroom Part One - Developing critical thinking
- Practical ideas for the Business English classroom Part Two - Making the most of video
- Practical ideas for the Business English classroom Part Three - Teaching Successful networking
- Teaching low level Business English
EAP & ESP
- A professional approach to teaching professionals - postgraduate doctors
- Academic writing and the grammar of words
- Blended and cooperative learning in EAP
- Discover what's different about Oxford EAP Advanced
- EAP in the classroom Part One - choosing and using authentic texts
- EAP in the classroom Part Two - Focus on listening
- EAP in the classroom Part Three - Developing student independence
- Feedback on academic writing Part One - Less is more
- Feedback on academic writing Part Two - Finding an academic voice
- Feedback on academic writing Part Three - Techniques for tidying up
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 1 Getting Started
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 2 Pronunciation
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 3 Listening
- Preparing Learners for the Academic World: post 4 Essay - Writing
- Speaking Essays: An Idea to Help L2 Academic Writers
- Studying in English: The Extended Essay
- Style and substance: Teaching EAP at Advanced level
- Teaching one:one Part 2 - Strategies and activities to add dimension to one:one classes
- Teaching one:one Part 3 - Teaching ESP one:one
Oxford Graded Readers
- Amelia Earhart - Classroom activities
- Amelia Earhart - Sample Chapter
- Christmas in Prague - Sample chapter and activities
- Oxford Big Read Activity - Interview a character
- Pride and Prejudice - Sample chapter and activities
- Robinson Crusoe - Classroom activities
- Robinson Crusoe - Sample Chapter
- Seasons and Celebrations - Sample chapter and activities
- Space - Classroom activities
- Space - Sample Chapter
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Sample chapter
- The Benefits of Reading for Pleasure - Using Graded Readers outside of the classroom
- The History of the English Language - Classroom activities
- The History of the English Language - Sample chapter
