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Starting with working memory and jumping on to something else
I am contributing to the discussion this month, but really as a way to go on to another topic that I consider more important. But first,...
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Jul 22, 20213 min read
I WATCH THEREFORE I LEARN
Why should we press the “play button” more frequently? Back in the eighties, and until 1990, in Greece, there were only two publicly run...
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Jul 8, 20217 min read
Just what is working memory anyway? And what does it mean for language teachers?
Watching Peter Doolittle’s TED talk (an excellent introduction to working memory), two questions came instantly to mind, one based on...
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Jun 24, 20215 min read
Telling stories to young learners
When we discuss about young learners it seems we need to refresh our ideas all the time, it is never enough. We always need to think...
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Jun 17, 20215 min read
Be the Best Teacher You Can Be
As a teacher educator, I often ask teachers what they need to be the best they can be. The number one answer I’ve been getting in these...
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Jun 9, 20213 min read
WHAT DOES BEING A TRANSLATOR HAVE TO DO WITH LANGUAGE TEACHING?
Well, everything! Being equally passionate about teaching English and working as a translator, I decided very early to pursue both...
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Jun 3, 20213 min read
How to Scale Your ESL Teaching Business
In the previous three articles of this series, we have looked at how to choose your teaching niche, how to attract your ideal client into...
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May 26, 20215 min read
How to Sell Your ESL Services
In the first two articles of this series, I explained how to choose your ESL niche and how to attract your ideal client. If you follow...
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May 20, 20215 min read
The what, why and how of CLIL for language teachers
Introduction Over twenty-five years from coining the term CLIL (1994; Coyle et al. 2010), it is time to make it more language...
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May 13, 202112 min read
Embrace the Differences
It is a given that different learners perceive, process, store and recall information in different ways. Many begin with sensory-based...
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May 5, 20215 min read
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