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Oct 17, 20233 min read

What is controlled practice?

Part of learning anything is to practise it. When I was a teenager and I learned to drive in Ireland in the 1990s, my father took me to...

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Sep 12, 20233 min read

Checking students' understanding of meaning

One of the most important skills to learn as a new teacher is the skill of checking students' understanding. We might think we're...

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Test-teach-test: A framework for CELTA grammar and vocabulary lessons

Most grammar or vocabulary lessons on an English teaching course, be it an online CELTA course or a classroom CELTA, will start with some...

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What is guided discovery?

As you progress through a CELTA course, you will start to get comfortable with all the things you need to do when you're teaching new...

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Which grammar book do I need for CELTA?

Some people are lucky enough to have a degree in languages or linguistics before their CELTA course, and so they may feel comfortable...