EF Oxford for UP and EFL staff

26/08/2016

“Contributions to Creative Classrooms” is a unique ELTA publication. It is a collection of activities developed by the teachers who attended the ELTA/British Council training course “Creativity in the English Language Classroom”. The course was supported by the British Council and based on the Briti...

07/06/2016

https://elt-resourceful.com/2014/11/26/decoding-skills-for-listening-a-collection-of-useful-links/

About two and a half years ago I wrote a blog post entitled, Decoding skills: a neglected part of listening comprehension? In the time since then it seems that many of us have stopped neglecting th…

07/06/2016

http://elise.arts.kuleuven.be/moodle/file.php?file=%2F1%2Fpublic%2FJohn_Field_-_Listening%2FLeuven_Day_1_Morning_teachers.pdf

27/05/2016

http://www.adrianunderhill.com/2016/05/19/to-drill-or-not-to-drill/

To drill or not to drill? This question is raised by teacher Traci Dailey (while attending the Trinity College Teacher Training Diploma). I’ve been looking a lot at different ways of integrat…

27/05/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNXRwJl-yIw

11/05/2016

http://www.onestopenglish.com/methodology/teaching-tips/skills-work/skills-assessing-speaking-skills/146607.article

Teachers are often asked to evaluate learner progress during courses, maybe by preparing progress tests. Teachers often feel unsure as to the best way to do this. Here are some ideas.

14/04/2016

It’s time to stop labelling pupils as visual, auditory or kinaesthetic learners. Research has consistently shown the theory to be false

30/03/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjXdvgHNSX4&index=3&list=PL-oYKB0D9-E0jhYdYscPMrcPwFjR4xqJm

Want to know more about blended learning, and how to implement the blended learning approach within your class? In this webinar recording, Nicky Hockly, cont...

24/03/2016

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/unit-4-reading-skills

The reason that we read affects how we read so for example if we are following instructions we will read differently than if we are reading to find out information.

24/03/2016

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/lizzie-pinard-fostering-learner-autonomy

Watch a recording of Lizzie Pinard's talk from 15 March 2016 talking about how we can foster learner autonomy by helping our students negotiate real and virtual environments outside of the classroom to develop their English.

10/03/2016

http://www.onestopenglish.com/grammar/grammar-reference/verbs-and-tenses/reported-speech-tips-and-activities/152843.article

Tips and ideas from Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on teaching reported speech.

10/03/2016

http://www.onestopenglish.com/grammar/grammar-reference/verbs-and-tenses/the-passive-in-english-tips-and-activities/152839.article