English can be a tricky language, even for those who use it every day. No matter how skilled we are in English, sometimes we slip up and make mistakes when speaking or writing. This happens in ev...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/02/28/help-students-with-common-grammar-mistakes/
What did you achieve last year, in terms of your own professional development as an educator? Can you think of anything specific? You probably achieved far more than you realise (we’ve been sho...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/01/04/teacher-development-smart-goals/
What’s the best way to boost the motivation of learners in mixed-ability groups? Teachers sometimes feel that it is their job to animate the class. They need to do more, work harder, and moni...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2023/11/06/tips-motivate-mixed-ability-classes/
Summer break in the northern hemisphere marks a long period where your English language learners may find themselves away from their regular classes and routines. However, this doesn’t mean tha...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2023/06/26/holiday-activities-english-language-learners/
Emotions are a natural part of life and learning. Emotional ups and downs are a normal part of language learning and use. While some emotions can be supportive and facilitative for language learn...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2023/03/22/managing-learner-anxiety-and-stress/
Most teachers have been there. One student disagrees with your answer and next, other learners start to disagree, ‘that’s not what you told us last week, teacher….’ Suddenly you are no lo...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2023/01/10/tips-teacher-confidence/
We know that there are lots of opportunities from technology in ELT – but we also see examples of technology doing what we know isn’t good from a teaching point of view. How can we make sure ...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2022/06/08/is-technology-really-helping-us-teach-better/
What is a growth mindset? There are many benefits to teaching learners with growth mindsets. Students with a growth mindset believe that they are in control of their own ability to learn and impr...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2022/01/06/learner-agency-growth-mindset-elt-classroom/
Any mode of teaching comes with its advantages and disadvantages, and this is certainly true of online teaching. One advantage of teaching synchronous classes online is that there is normally the...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2021/12/14/chatbox-activities-online-teaching/
If I am asked what language teachers should do to prepare students for a world full of uncertainties beyond the classroom, I will say without hesitation that we should help them become agentive l...
https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2021/12/10/introduction-learner-agency/