In this section, you will find a number of articles, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Understanding learners'. From primary-aged students to retired learners, the articles you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

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Counselling learners

There are various ways of measuring learners' progress. Whichever method you choose, you should take time out to counsel your learners.

Simulated immersion - listening article

Simulated immersion

I have often found that learners of all levels feel that there is inadequate time spent on listening in most language courses.

Aspects of Business English - methodology article

Aspects of Business English

The term Business English can cover a multitude of things. When someone says they teach business English or they are studying business English it is quite possible that the speaker and the listener may have a different understanding of the term.

Emotional Intelligence and ELT

The theory of Emotional Intelligence and its measurement, the Emotional Quotient (EQ) were developed in the 1970s and 80s but popularised by Daniel Goleman in the mid-90s.

Making writing communicative - writing article

Making writing communicative

Writing, like all other aspects of language, is communicative. Think about what we write in real life. We write e-mails, lists, notes, covering letters, reports, curriculums, assignments, essays perhaps if we study.

Creativity in the language classroom - methodology article

Creativity in the language classroom

Before we set out and look at some theories and practice for introducing creativity into the language classroom, let's see why it is worth making all this effort.

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