Modern English Teacher blog

MET blogger David Dodgson now switches his focus to the use of authentic materials in the English language classroom. He offers advice on what to do and what to avoid when selecting, adapting, and utilising articles, images, videos, songs, and other ‘real world’ media to supplement our courses and achieve our learning goals.

In his latest post, MET blogger, David Dodgson, considers the importance of the lesson plan for his teaching. He looks back at how the purpose of planning, as well as his attitude towards it, has changed over his years as a teacher, and looks forward to how planning will continue to play a key role in his classes.

In this month’s blog, David Dodgson, our MET resident blogger, shares his thoughts on teachers’ workloads, the importance of self-development, and the drive for self-improvement. He also considers the need to seek activities and relaxation away from our teaching day jobs, and makes the case for being self-centred once in a while to improve our performance in the classroom.

In his first blog post of 2019, MET blogger David Dodgson looks back on his post from January 2018 and reflects on how far he got in achieving his goals for the year just gone.

In his latest post, MET’s resident blogger, David Dodgson explores the world of EAP to meet the language needs of his senior high school students.

In his latest post, our resident blogger David Dodgson, describes a recent project he gave to two classes with very different results. He shares his reflections on why the first attempt did not work out as planned and how handing more control and ownership of the project over to the second class resulted in a much more engaging learning experience.

In the final post in his series of career development, MET resident blogger David Dodgson looks at the final – and perhaps most dreaded – stage of the job hunt: the interview. Again, drawing on his experience as a job applicant and as a recruiter, he offers advice on how to prepare for and present yourself to your future employers.

In the third post in his series on career development, MET’s resident blogger David Dodgson shares advice and ideas on finding the right job in the wide world of ELT. From identifying the best openings to filling out the dreaded application form, David shares his own experiences and invites your advice through the comments section.

In this month’s post, Modern English Teacher’s resident blogger David Dodgson shares his reflections inspired by two articles on preparing students for tests from our July 2018 special edition on classroom research. He discusses ways to encourage learners to be more involved in the preparation process while also becoming more familiar with the exam format and task requirements.