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How can I teach students who know more than me?
Sam McCarter is a teacher, consultant and freelance writer/editor with special interests in medical English communication skills, and IELTS. He is the author of Medicine 1 from the Oxford English for...
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An interview with the authors of English File, Clive Oxenden and Christina...
English File third edition is here! We went behind the scenes to find out what makes the authors Christina Latham-Koenig and Clive Oxenden tick. They tell us about their inspirations, their own...
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English for Academic Purposes – 7 Myths and Realities
Ahead of his talk at IATEFL 2012 about integrating skills, language, tasks, and critical thinking, Edward de Chazal talks about some of the myths and realities about English for Academic Purposes....
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Teaching EAP – a culture shift
Julie Moore, part of the writing team for the new Oxford EAP series, looks at some of the challenges involved in making the move from teaching General English to English for Academic Purposes. Julie...
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What do teachers find most valuable about intensive refresher courses?
Tim Herdon is a Senior Teacher Trainer at Oxford University Press and runs the Oxford Teachers’ Academy. In this article, he explores some of the benefits of intensive teacher training refresher...
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Teaching EAP vocabulary – squeezing it in
Julie Moore, part of the writing team for the new Oxford EAP series, looks at the joys, challenges and practicalities of teaching vocabulary as part of an academic English (EAP) course. Julie hosted a...
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Interactive Language Learning with Young Children
Christina Giannikas owns a chain of private language schools in Southern Greece. Here she talks about the benefits of more interactive classroom experiences. Many teaching approaches have been...
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The Potential of E-books
Dr Priyamvada Agarwal works for Oxford University Press India as a Deputy Product Manager. Here she talks about using e-books for digital natives. What are you most in need of to teach effectively in...
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English is coming home
Robert McLarty is Publishing Manager for Business English and ESP at Oxford University Press. In this post he discusses English language teaching in the world of football. It’s summer, the sun is...
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5 Steps to Better Parent Homework Involvement
In her first guest post for OUP, Nicole Whitehall, a “mommy blogger” and self-confessed tech geek, takes a look at how to get parents more involved with homework. Assigning homework to students is a...
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Best ways to support intermediate students
Robin Walker takes a look at how teaching Intermediate level students differs from teaching students at other levels. I’ve spent most of my life climbing mountains, first as an adventure-loving...
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Bring your ELT coursebook to life!
Kolos Esztergályos, an Oxford ELT Consultant based in Hungary, gives his tips for how to breathe new life into your ELT coursebooks. Most teachers would agree that no matter how attractive an ELT...
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Essential Summer Reading: 5 ELT Titles For A Rockstar Performance
What are you doing to prepare for the coming academic year? Harvey Chan, Associate Editor for Oxford University Press USA, picks his top 5 professional development books every ELT teacher should read...
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Solving your difficulties as an EFL teacher – #EFLproblems
What’s the greatest challenge you’ve faced as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language (EFL)? Is it getting your students to speak in English? Reducing the use of L1 in your classes? Motivating your...
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Helping your students to become effective writers
Julie Moore, co-author of the recently launched Oxford EAP Advanced / C1 level, looks at ways of teaching writing skills more effectively. Julie will be hosting a webinar on the same topic on 26th and...
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Webinar: Reasons to use literature in English language teaching
Guy Cook, author of the award-winning applied linguistics book Translation in Language Teaching, considers why using literature to teach English is still worth doing. Guy will discuss this topic in...
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Solving your difficulties as an EFL teacher – An #EFLproblems update
The Professional Development team here at OUP is helping to solve your EFL teaching problems by answering your questions every two weeks right here on our blog. Recently, we’ve posted the following...
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The joys of teaching teenagers in the EFL classroom
Jean Theuma, a freelance teacher trainer, shares her thoughts on the challenges of teaching teenagers in the EFL classroom. “Why does Giovanni always ruin my lesson.” “Sarah just doesn’t seem to care...
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A professional approach to teaching professionals
Sam McCarter is a teacher, consultant and freelance writer/editor with special interests in medical English communication skills, and IELTS. He is the author of Medicine 1 from the Oxford English for...
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Authenticity and autonomy – for learners and teachers
Keith Morrow, an ELT consultant and trainer, reflects on how ‘authentic’ activities can provide an effective learning and teaching experience in the ELT classroom, ahead of his webinar on the subject....
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