Damien Herlihy

A bad observation can damage the teacher and the observer. So how can they be improved? Damien Herlihy dives into ETpedia Teaching Training to suggest 10 things you can do before and during the observation to prevent disaster.

Rubens Heredia

Teenagers can sometimes be a tough crowd and may not respond as well as we want to the activities we propose. However, they go all the way when they really engage with lessons. Here, Rubens Heredia shares five suggestions on how to grab and maintain teens’ attention in English lessons.

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.