Methodology
CBL in an EAP context
Author(s):Sabina Ostrowska discusses using content based learning to develop learner autonomy.
English in primary schools and Content Based Language Learning
Author(s):Using wikis in Content-based Language Teaching
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Mediation activities for CLIL
Author(s):Riccardo ChiappiniThe article looks at ways of helping students to mediate texts, communication and concepts. These skills are valuable not only in the CLIL classroom but probably any classroom or workplace.
I ‘CLILED’ it!!
Author(s):Carmen GarcÍa LópezHow interested are your students in English? Would they be more engaged if they could choose the content and topics? This article considers the benefits of adopting some aspects of CLIL into your teaching.
Making CLIL reading tasks communicative
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Communication apprehension in the Indian English language classroom setting
Author(s):Abhishek David John, Agatha Hepsi, E and Arthi, MAbhishek David John, Agatha Hepsi, E & Arthi, M study an important aspect of listening and speaking.
Textmapping
Author(s):Mark Dawson-SmithMark Dawson-Smith describes an essential tool to use when preparing listening assessments.
A mindfulness map for the classroom
Author(s):Stephen O’Connor suggests ways of introducing positivity and calm into the classroom.
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Implicit and explicit critical thinking activities
Author(s):National Geographic LearningPaul Dummett presents a few examples of what implicit and explicit critical thinking activities look like.
Critical thinking, EAP and supplementary resources
Author(s):Anthea FesterAnthea Fester describes a three-stage process for helping your students learn to think more critically.
Critical Thinking in ELT
Author(s):National Geographic LearningAfter years of talking and writing about critical thinking (CT) and of reading and listening to others do the same, John Hughes and I decided that we should codify our thoughts on the subject. We knew what constituted a critical thinking activity and what did not, but we were less clear about how to define CT’s place in ELT materials. What did it mean in relation to the teaching of the four skills and to grammar and vocabulary?
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English without borders: demanding high in EAP
Author(s):“Demand High”? – a critical postscript
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Fact, opinion or saying: the perfect minimalist lesson
Author(s):Towards minimalism in course materials
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Building empathy toward migrants via poetry
Author(s):Daniel XerriDaniel Xerri explains how using poetry from various countries can help build empathy about migration in a multilingual, multicultural language class.
Differentiation
Author(s):Practical Ideas - Troubled teens
Author(s):Fari Greenaway uses Community Language Learning to break down barriers to effective language learning.
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New horizons in language philosophy and teaching
Author(s):Mark LoweLexical density in English
Author(s):Working the words
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Doodle Town, Macmillan Education 2016/17
Author(s):Doodle Town is a four-level set of course materials for pre-school and early primary aged children and as the title suggests, artwork and drawing play a central role in the approach.
Create collaborative puzzles using digital media and Jing!
Author(s):Paul WoodfallNo nonsense in the language classroom?
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