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The RICE principles
If you’re familiar with class-centred teaching (which focuses your attention on how to encourage your classes to become more unified and easier to teach) you may want to find out about the RICE...
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Starting out as a teacher is a terrifying experience: standing up in front of all those students whose names and personalities we don’t know, trying to remember what we should be doing – and worrying...
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Competition in language classrooms
Different people have very different views about competition in education: is it something that helps or hinders learning? Some people hold the view that human beings are naturally competitive, that...
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We all know the everyday meaning of the word scaffolding: temporary structures that are used to support workers in the construction of new buildings. However, the term ‘scaffolding’ is also widely used...
View ArticleTeaching large classes
Teaching large classes is one of the biggest challenges facing teachers today. The question is, of course, how large is large? For teachers accustomed to teaching classes containing between 12 and 16...
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The purpose of language is to communicate: to exchange thoughts, ideas, feelings, impressions, knowledge and so on with other people. Particularly when we’re preparing students for formal exams it’s...
View ArticleCaptivation techniques
One of the skills of highly effective teachers is the ability to engage the interest of their pupils in exciting, creative and unusual ways. You might think to yourself, ‘Oh, I’m not a creative...
View ArticleDeveloping rapport
Developing rapport - an open, respectful and trusting relationship with each class that you teach - is a cornerstone of effective teaching. It’s also the first of the four RICE principles that underpin...
View ArticleTransitioning smoothly from novice to professional
One of the most difficult things for language teachers is to make the jump from newly-trained teacher to experienced professional. In the article accompanying this post (originally written as the...
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