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#EFLproblems – EAP and low-level students: will it work?

9 April 2014

We’re helping to solve your EFL teaching problems by answering your questions every two weeks. This week, Stacey Hughes responds to Raef Sobh...

#EFLproblems – Motivating Intermediate Students

20 March 2014

We’re helping to solve your EFL teaching problems by answering your questions every two weeks. This week, Verissimo Toste responds to Ageliki...

Creating your own materials to use in class

12 March 2014

How can you create your own material? What do you need? What would you include? How long would it take? Charl Norloff, co-author of Q: Skills for...

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Helping students to move from intensive to extensive reading

Tips on how you can help your students progress to 'extensive' reading.

Internet activity

A fun and educational web-based activity for young learners.

What is happening in English?

Michael Swan considers how and why the English language is changing.

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