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Integrating Pronunciation Into Your EFL Lessons

Pronunciation matters, we know this. Yet for most of us pronunciation does not feature hugely in our EFL lessons. Sure if we discover our students making particular pronunciation errors during the lessons we will stop and deal with them. Other…

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When was the last time you wrote an exam? Do you remember how you felt? Why do you think you felt like that? In this blog we'll explain how to…

How To Make EFL Exams Not So Scary For Your Students

5th July 2018

As English as a Foreign Language teachers, our main aim is to help our students in learning how to communicate in English. Consequently, we do our best to keep up…

Four Factors Which Affect Learning

4th July 2018

Teaching English as a Foreign Language is not rocket science, right? You walk in to the EFL classroom, have a bit of a chat, talk about language and then you…

Teachable Moments In The EFL Classroom

3rd July 2018

As English as a Foreign Language teachers our main aim is teaching English. However, there are actually many other skills that we could and should incorporate into our EFL classrooms…

Real-World Communication Skills In The EFL Classroom

2nd July 2018

The Middle East is fast becoming a hub for teaching English as a Foreign Language. More and more EFL teachers are making their way to Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Kuwait…

Finding EFL Materials For Middle Eastern Students

28th June 2018

Whether or not to use your students' mother tongue in the EFL classroom is a long-debated topic. We are teaching English, after all. It would seem that immersion is the…

Guidelines For Using The Mother Tongue In The EFL Classroom

19th June 2018

Learner training is an aspect of teaching which is often neglected but which is very important. This sounds very disciplinarian but it’s not as scary as it sounds. Learner training…

Learner Training For Young Learners

18th June 2018

It’s not often that stress is thought of as a positive aspect of life. However, there are certain situations where a little bit of stress can be beneficial. There is…

How To Use Stress In The Classroom To Your Advantage

14th June 2018

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