Executive Language Center

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This month we are focusing on 🗣️ Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). CLT is based on a specific belief about communication founded with Hymes (1972) and adapted by Canale and Swain (1983). The idea was called “communicative competence.”

🤔 Are you familiar with CLT? Learn more about CLT here!

How to Answer “Why Do You Want to Work Here?” Of all the interview questions job applicants prepare for, the most obvious ones sometimes get the least attention. Yes, you came ready to share your biggest flaw, your greatest strength, a moment when you shined, and a concept you learned, but what do ...

Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions Assessing a job candidate is all about the questions you ask during the interview. But too often leaders ask the wrong things, focusing more on what the interviewee has done in the past rather than what they can do in the future. If you need to hire som...

Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45 It's widely believed that the most successful entrepreneurs are young. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg were in their early twenties when they launched what would become world-changing companies. Do these famous cases reflect a generalizable ...

Teaching online or in the classroom? Our B2 First for Schools lesson plans include everything you need to deliver a 45-minute lesson, including classroom activities that will help to engage, inspire, and inform your learners about the four exam papers.

Find out more about how you can prepare learners for the B2 First for Schools exam.

Discover our ready to use lesson plans to help you prepare learners for their B2 First for Schools exam.

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‘Do what you love’ could be contributing to the Great Resignation By disrupting people’s routines, the pandemic has reawakened in many the deep-seated desire for a job they actually enjoy — a desire that has long been suppressed.

ESP, content-based instruction (CBI), and content and language integrated learning (CLIL) educators: You may be interested in joining or sharing course information for our free, self-paced "English for Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM)" MOOC. 🔬🔍 … but don’t wait much longer!

Registration for the course closes on December 17th and all work must be completed by December 27th.

Join the course: http://bit.ly/STEM_MOOC

Smog is a problem in many large cities. It can come from cars, industry, fuel sources, etc. What would you and your students say are the largest sources of smog where you live?

Do you want to improve your English skills in the sciences? Do you want to explore some of the most innovative areas of scientific study? Are you interested in learning about the environment? If you are an English language learner and you answered ""yes"" to any of these questions, then this self-paced course is for you. Enroll here: http://ow.ly/U34S50GkD4s"

What are some ways to incorporate STEAM elements into English language activities or projects? (As a reminder, STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics)

To learn more about weaving STEAM-related skills into your language classes, join us here on American English for Educators on November 24th at the times shown in the graphic.

During “STEAM-Powered Instruction: Practical Approaches for ELT Educators,” Eileen Finn will share how experiential STEAM-related instruction can develop students’ 21st-century skills while they use the target language and have fun!

We look forward to learning with you one more time in 2021!