Task Based Language Teaching – Benefits and Methods First developed in the 1980s by teacher and researcher N Prabhu in Bangalore, South India, task-based language teaching prioritises meaningful and relevant learning experiences. Rather than presenting students with isolated language constructs, teachers instruct them to complete a task. In the run-up to the task, throughout its… Continue reading Task Based Language Teaching – Benefits and Methods
Category: English Teaching Resources
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Explaining Complex Concepts in English – Language Lab
Explaining Complex Concepts in English – Language Lab Explaining complex concepts in a language that isn’t your mother tongue is challenging, even for the brightest minds. Regardless of the setting, be it education or business, rising to the task requires considerable forethought and preparation. Not only will you have to find ways of presenting complicated… Continue reading Explaining Complex Concepts in English – Language Lab
Rhetorical Devices – Language Lab
Rhetorical Devices – Language Lab If you write, you want your readers enthralled; if you speak, you want your listeners to hang on every word you utter, whatever the setting. Exemplary oration, gripping storytelling, winning business presentations, and life-changing lectures feature language with power beyond words. Rhetorical devices play a big part in stirring hearts… Continue reading Rhetorical Devices – Language Lab
Language Lab – Improve your English with Books
Language Lab – Improve Your English with Books Summer is the perfect time to relax and steal away with a good book. You dive into a new world, live the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the protagonists whilst leaving behind all the stresses and strains of daily life. You are right in thinking that you… Continue reading Language Lab – Improve your English with Books
English Conversation Games for Adults and Kids
English Conversation Games for Adults and Kids Educators know and value the benefits of games in teaching, with learners losing themselves in fun activities and absorbing knowledge often despite themselves. Gamifying learning has therefore played an important role in classrooms across the world. English conversation games have likewise been a staple for ESL teachers, providing… Continue reading English Conversation Games for Adults and Kids
Scaffolding Language Scaffolding Learning
Scaffolding Language Scaffolding Learning When we consider the best language teaching and learning methods, scaffolding quickly comes into play, especially in today’s diverse classrooms. Students not only display varying expertise but often possess opposing learning styles. Scaffolding is a concept by which added supports are provided to ensure students’ best learning outcomes. In the scaffolding… Continue reading Scaffolding Language Scaffolding Learning
June Language Lab: Transition Words for Fluency
June Language Lab: Transition Words for Fluency When levelling up your English speaking, writing, and listening skills, you likely grapple with complex grammar, sentence structure, and tough vocabulary, and rightly so. But there is another element to explore on your quest for language proficiency. Fluency is what everyone desires, and that is only obtainable if… Continue reading June Language Lab: Transition Words for Fluency
The Art of Storytelling in English
The Art of Storytelling in English As you move beyond basic language skills, you soon find yourself wanting to tell a story. But in a foreign language, that is not all that easy. You lack the fluency and the wit at your disposal in your native language, so why even try? Truth be told, everyone… Continue reading The Art of Storytelling in English
How to Make Progress in English
How to Make Progress in English It happens to the best of us. You learn a new language, work hard, attain a level of fluency, and…….you get complacent and stop. Most people fall into mediocrity – they can read and write and understand native speakers, but there, the skills end. Unless you push on and… Continue reading How to Make Progress in English
Language Lab: Clear Communication in the Workplace
Language Lab: Clear Communication in the Workplace As an advanced English learner working on a global stage, you may be tempted to speak and write in long, complex sentences to sound more professional (and intelligent 😊). However, in real-life business settings, partners will not appreciate fluff or redundancies. While in some languages, proficient professionals do… Continue reading Language Lab: Clear Communication in the Workplace