Growth mindset
Can a growth mindset be harnessed to improve academic progress?
Students with a more growth-oriented mindset do better on an academic writing course, but reading...
What the Welsh tell us about reading
Biliteracy needs to be taught, especially to dyslexics, Melanie Butler discovers
It’s hardly news that dyslexics may face problems learning English. The case of Alex...
Teaching EFL online due to Covid
A study in China reflects common themes teachers faced around the world
Chinese EFL teachers describe common challenges faced when the Covid pandemic necessitated moving...
A classicist’s take on the Trinity Cert
Language learner and teacher Zoë Parrish took a four-week online Trinity CertTESOL course with EBC. Here’s what it was like
I may not be your...
Leaning into PISA’s language test
In 2025 the OECD is launching its Foreign Language Assessment (FLA) as part of its famous suite of PISA tests. Designed by Cambridge University...
Linguistics and grammar – time for a divorce?
Ninety years ago, a Danish academic wrote: “It is important to keep the two concepts time and tense strictly apart”. Unfortunately the writer was...
