Pavilion ELT Vlogs

Gabriella Kovács is the author of A Comprehensive Language Coaching Handbook from Pavilion ELT. In this interview, she tells us more about her own experiences, how she got in to language coaching, and why she was inspired to write her own book on the topic.

Marketing is key for brand awareness and attracting customers, and the growth of social media and the internet has increased the need for successful organisations to engage with digital marketing. But how can language schools, of any size, get started? In this blog, Gerhard Erasmus provides an introduction to digital marketing for language schools.

Every course book includes reading and listening activities, but are you making the most out of them? Do you feel confident enough to design your own tasks? In this vlog, Rubens Heredia shares 5 tips to make sure that you are not just testing, but actually teaching reading and listening.

We often hear the words controlled and freer practice in lesson planning. The second P in PPP is practice. So how can we make sure we get the most out of practice in lessons? Gerhard considers what we should practice and suggests some activities.

What are the benefits of language teachers learning a second language (or even a third or fourth…)? How can these skills be used to develop your own teaching practice? Damien explores these questions in more detail, using his own experiences as an example.

Pronunciation is often overlooked in lessons, and some teachers even avoid teaching it if they don’t have enough support or know how. As a tutor, Gerhard is often asked how to incorporate pronunciation in writing lessons without it feeling shoehorned in. Here’s how he responds.

How do you usually start your lessons? Would you say you hook your students in? Watch to learn five ways to be truly engaging in those early and important minutes of your lessons, allow positive student interaction and perhaps become more effective in your teaching.

It is often suggested that studying another language can help teachers gain insight into their learners’ needs. In this video, Rubens Heredia shares five tips to design and deliver effective English lessons based on the insights he’s gained studying Catalan for the last two years.

The end of the year is always a time to look back and reflect. Much of it will always be positive, but inevitably there may also be regrets. Whether personal or professional, regrets can cause lots of negative emotions and hold us back from reaching our full potential. So, how can we deal with regret better?

How often do your think about your professional development (PD)? What do you really think about doing PD? We interviewed a couple of teachers recently to get their perspectives on PD amongst other things. How do their experience and opinions compare with yours?