What is a VLE (Virtual Learning Environment)? In the last 10 years, education has benefited from a real e-revolution – most schools and universities now have a functioning Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), at the heart of their teaching and e-learning programmes – a virtual ‘shadow’, if you prefer. Ability to access a ‘Virtual’ room 24/7 […]
Receptive skills are used when listening and reading. Students receive the message and decode the meaning to understand it. It’s a passive process. Productive skills are used when speaking and writing. Students use the language they have acquired and produce a message through speech or a written text. It is well know fact that […]
I love teaching grammatical structures using songs! This time we are going to listen to an awesome song by Adele. This is a fantastic way to practise the 3rd conditional! But first, let’s quickly revise the grammatical rules… Use the 3rd CONDITIONAL for… HYPOTHETICAL PAST EVENTS “If I had seen her, I would have told […]
All language teachers are aware of the fact that pronunciation is extremely important while learning a new language. However, many of them do not teach it because they consider vocabulary and grammar more important. On the one hand, it is assumed that if a learner knows basic grammar and vocabulary, they still can communicate without […]
GRAMMAR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BORING! Have you ever wondered how it would be if you were born a boy or a girl? This is a great song to practise especially conditionals, but not only. You can also learn a few useful, interesting expressions and words while listening and later singing this song. Today […]
Whether teaching English to children or adults, using songs in the English language classroom enriches our English lessons,making English learning a natural as well as an enjoyable and valuable experience for our students. What makes music such a great teaching tool? It is known to have broad psychological benefits and it relaxes students. It connects […]
