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Spread the word: How to promote resources to your students

“We have all of these wonderful resources but students have no idea they’re there! What can I do to promote them better?” It’s always frustrating to discover that a student has been struggling with an area of their learning in silence – especially if there is a whole...

Starting from scratch: Welsh in two weeks?

Most TEFL induction courses start with a lesson in an exciting and remote language spoken by one of the course instructors: Pashto, perhaps, or Wolof or Indonesian. It’s a valuable exercise, helping the trainee to appreciate the magnitude of the challenge a Pre-A1...

Back to school: Five essential skills

Martin Moore has 30 years’ experience as a publisher, writer and editor. He has worked for Cambridge University Press, Pearson, BBC English and Oxford University Press. He is the lead author for Clarity’s Study Skills Success. I was recently chatting to my friend...