Conversation classes are those based almost entirely around getting the students to speak. This contrasts with classes where the other skills‏‎ are employed. Often native English teachers will be used in conversation classes in foreign schools; sometimes this will be alongside a local assistant to help out. See Speaking‏‎ for […]

Context is the positioning of a word‎ or phrase. This can be used by the teacher to help students gain an understanding of its meaning. For example, look at this sentence. I saw a bright red fligret in the sky. This contains the unknown (and non-existent) word, fligret. However, we […]

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning and it is based on the idea that subjects like geography, physics, history, etc. can be taught and learned in a language which is not the student’s mother tongue‏‎. (CLIL is also known as CBI or Content Based Instruction.) The emphasis in […]

Concept Checking is a way to make sure your students have understood what you have been explaining. It’s about asking the right questions‏‎. These two examples show why concept checking is necessary in your classroom: Example 1 You asked your students to read a passage in a book. Afterwards you […]

The Competency-Based training method was developed primarily for Industry. The training was based on what people were expected to do in the workplace. It emphasized what people could actually do as a result of their training rather than simply looking at the amount of training that the employees attended. This […]