Pavilion ELT Vlog from Damien Herlihy

Can popular controlled practice grammar and vocabulary apps be useful? Or do they do more harm than good? Damien explores the experience Chris Walker had in 365 days with Duolingo and weighs up what lessons there are to be gained for all our classrooms.

Should we even bother with teaching grammar in pre-school? Damien explores this question in more detail then looks at five different approaches, using an article from the May/June issue of MET alongside his own experiences.

How can a student get 10/10 in a listening test but then struggle outside the classroom? Why is this disconnect happening? Damien explores these questions in more detail, using an article from the latest issue of MET and his own experiences.

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.

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?

How comfortable are you with using Zoom? Would you say you’re a Zoom advanced user? Don’t worry if you aren’t, in this vlog post, we focus in on Zoom to look back at familiar tools with fresh eyes. You might even discover some new ways to use Zoom to teach language you haven’t thought of yet!

How often do you reflect on your teaching or the success of your students’ learning? In this episode of his professional development series, Damien lifts the lid on action research (AR), looks at the fundamentals of AR and suggests how to find your own AR project.

Good classroom management doesn’t just happen during the class but before and after as well. In episode 4 of his professional development series, Damien Herlihy takes you through a rollercoaster of a lesson to help you find ways to keep your classes on track and get the most value out of your lessons.

In episode 3 of this professional development series, Damien Herlihy looks at a range of storytelling techniques to engage your learners in the English language classroom.

In this vlog post for Pavilion ELT, Damien Herlihy continues his professional development (PD) series. In this episode he focuses on instructions - why they can go wrong and how to get better at giving them.