Entries by Jason Parry
Having trouble motivating your students? Start with why.
As an educator you’ve probably been there. A well-planned lesson inspired by your best intentions, met by drowsy eyelids and sullen shoulders. You feel that you have done everything right and you can’t understand why you’re being met with so much resistance. Your approach is sound, but it’s no match for the lack of motivation […]
A Brief History of ELT: Part 2 – Communicative Language Teaching
In our previous post, we learned that current approaches to language teaching are deeply rooted their history. In this post, we define and explore the history of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), and discuss its strengths and weaknesses as it exists in today’s language classrooms. CLT was born out of a void created by dissatisfaction for the Grammar-Translation […]
A Brief History of ELT: Part 1 – Beginnings
The Swing of the Pendulum: The Hunt for a Perfect Method in Language Teaching In this post, we examine the history of language teaching, and confront the common view that approaches to ELT have progressed in a linear fashion over time. For centuries, language teaching professionals have been striving to make their lessons more […]
A Quick Guide to the CEFR
You took a language test and received a score based on your level. What do your results mean? This quick guide will help you understand your results: Beginner You can communicate at a basic level and exchange very simple information about yourself. You can also read and understand basic signs, instructions and information. You can […]
Six questions to ask when choosing a language school
There are countless language schools all over the world, all promoting the best learning experience and value for your money. However, it’s important to know exactly what each school has to offer. Before choosing your school, we recommend that you ask yourself the following questions: 1. Does the school have a teaching methodology that […]
