Getting teenagers speaking in English – Part 1
Why aren’t my teenagers speaking? As any experienced language teacher knows, getting students speaking in their second language can at times be difficult. This is never more true than when teaching teens.  The variety and intensity of the reasons for this reluctance can vary but the inevitable…
Another Brick In The Wall – Barriers to speaking in the teenage classroom (part 1)
As any experienced language teacher knows, getting students speaking in their second language can at times be difficult. This is never more true than when teaching teens. The amount and reasons for this reluctance can vary in scope and intensity but the inevitable result of…
Excellence in the Language Classroom. Native or non-native speaker?
In most work places people get jobs because of their qualifications and experience, yet increasingly we see institutions in the state or private sector advertising posts for ‘native speakers’ to teach languages. No mention of teaching qualifications or professionalism, simply ‘native speaker’. Could this be…