Rubens Heredia

Do you want to teach pronunciation but are not sure what to focus on first? Here, Rubens Heredia shares four pronunciation features that he thinks have a huge impact on your students’ communication.

Gerhard Erasmus

The educational landscape is forever shifting, and education for profit is increasingly becoming the norm. This begs the question, ‘What exactly is the value of a teacher?’, and therefore ‘Are you valued or valuable as a teacher?’ Here, Gerhard Erasmus explores why he believes we should rethink these questions.

Nowadays many teachers heavily rely on using real-world videos – such as new reports, trailers, clips from TV programmes, etc – as a language teaching resource. Using these types of videos can lead to student growth and progress, and greater confidence in using their language skills in real life. Read on to discover some advantages of using real-world videos as a tool for teaching a language.

Imagine introducing a language point in class, or getting learners to read a dialogue in pairs or even a part of a lesson where you are working on word stress with your class… these are all familiar scenarios that can happen face to face or live online. And, in each one, you and/or learners are, in a sense, performers, using storytelling, role-play and voice exercises, with the classroom acting as your rehearsal space.