English really is a universal language
Despite the apparent diversity of languages worldwide, from English to Farsi, from Arabic to Mandarin, there is a universal language network in the brain,...
Flipped learning
Weighing up if it’s worth the extra flippin’ work
Methods of flipped learning need to be better defined in order to prove they are more...
Immigrant language testing is not a level playing field
Many factors determine which learners will find it easier to acquire a host country’s language
Factors such as immigrants’ first language and general educational background...
Watch, listen and read
How English-captioned videos stimulate learning
Learning new vocabulary from videos is improved with full captions (glossed, if possible) combined with pre-viewing activities, as demonstrated in...
University of Bedfordshire tops the REF
One small team of 10 researchers at the University of Bedfordshire specialising in English Language Assessment has topped Oxford and Cambridge for research on...
Wake up, this is your teacher speaking
A look at motivational strategies in the EFL classroom
EFL Students, especially the less proficient, may not view teachers’ motivational strategies as intended, according to...
