Monday, December 23, 2024

Point of View

Linguistics and grammar – time for a divorce?

Ninety years ago, a Danish academic wrote: “It is important to keep the two concepts time and tense strictly apart”. Unfortunately the writer was Otto Jespersen. I say unfortunately...

Can we disentangle TEFL from its colonial past?

Yes, says Alice Rodgers, but first we must be aware of it I was only about 20 when I...

Digging into the question of identity

Exploring professional identities helps us reconsider the native versus non-native divide, as Melanie Butler discovers from Dr Jane...

Guruism can be detrimental to your professional health

After the initial feeling of awe over an inspiring idea, Paula Rebolledo says we need to think how...

A focus on monolingualism short-changes the needs of students

International schools education driven by profit overlooks the importance of mother tongue-based multilingual education, argues Dr. Robert Phillipson Some...

“Content must cease to be a slave to the language.”

Language classes shouldn’t be language led. CLIL shows us that concept and competences are key, argues Phil Ball There’s an extract from an EL textbook...

“We should start by putting ourselves first, not our students”

Students suffer when teachers are stressed out, argues Lara Statham We always hear that we should be putting our students first. And I believe that...

These are the drivers propelling the EMI train forward

The drive to English as a Medium of Instruction is unstoppable, but teachers need support to keep it on track, argues Ernesto Macaro Virtually every...

English language learners need the whole linguistic picture

Anglophone countries have been struggling for years with the best way to approach phonics, argues Misty Adoniou Anglophone countries have been struggling for years with...

“In the last year I earned £16,756. It’s an insult.”

British EFL teachers are being forced into poverty argues Rhiannon Carter Money in UK ELT industry is bad. I don’t think this is news to...

As a model for learners, RP is outdated and needs to be replaced

Is it time to dump Received Pronunciation? Most British people don’t use it any more and yet we keep teaching it. Perhaps we could...
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