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2025 Issues

TOEFL: Assessing the test

How does the new TOEFL Writing assess test-takers’ use of grammar? Joanna Buckle examines the test and gives her take The TOEFL has gone from being a test with an...
2023 Issues

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...
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Can we disentangle TEFL from its colonial past?

Yes, says Alice Rodgers, but first we must be aware of it I was only about 20 when I...
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Digging into the question of identity

Exploring professional identities helps us reconsider the native versus non-native divide, as Melanie Butler discovers from Dr Jane...
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Guruism can be detrimental to your professional health

After the initial feeling of awe over an inspiring idea, Paula Rebolledo says we need to think how...

As a model for learners, RP is outdated and needs to be replaced

Comment Mark Hancock Mark Hancock -
Is it time to dump Received Pronunciation? Most British people don’t use it any more and yet we keep teaching it. Perhaps we could...

‘The English language has been creating new centres for centuries’

Rakesh Bhanot Rakesh Bhanot -
Point of View What do we mean by ‘native speaker of English,’ and who should set the standards, asks Rakesh Bhanot Without thinking too hard, imagine...

Point of View: No more funny business?

Issue 459 - Jul 2018 Melanie Butler Melanie Butler -
Teachers Sarah Priestley and Tom Flaherty call on those working in the ELT industry to re-consider the role of ‘fun’ in the classroom Dear ELT...
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