Put students’ hearts into reading
Students’ reading anxiety can be reduced by teaching techniques that intentionally control heart rate, as demonstrated in a study by Fatemah Kermani and Parviz...
Gesture gives memory a hand
Presenting new words with accompanying gestures activates deeper brain processing in the learner, resulting in better retention, report Manuela Macedonia and colleagues at Universities...
Don’t dub and improve your English
Countries which use subtitles score higher on tests, according to European researchers
Watching English-language films and TV with subtitles rather than being dubbed may increase...
Give us more global English say teachers
The continued focus on native speaker standards in language testing and materials were identified as the main obstacles to incorporating Global English Language Teaching...
Trial and error fails for phrasal verbs
Study followed by retrieval practice may be a better way to learn new items than the popular trial and error method, so finds a...
Using AR in ELT materials: a case study Could Augmented Reality transform ELT materials?
It is not yet a standard feature, but one publisher, as a proof of concept, has started to use AR in their newest catalogue.
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