The Young Learners Issue #1 – Alexandra
What My Young Learners Have Taught Me I started teaching kids very early in my teaching career. At that time I wasn’t a certified English teacher yet but just a linguistics graduate. That’s why I had...
View ArticleChallenges in Teaching – Alexandra Chistyakova
Reaching Challenging Learners – Alexandra Chistyakova To many teachers the most challenging learners are those who take an English course only because someone else...
View ArticleGrammar Issue – Alexandra
Grammar Is … – Alexandra Chistyakova Grammar is boring. No one enjoys grammar: neither learners, nor teachers. Fluency is more important than accuracy. Why is I need to study grammar if everyone can...
View ArticleTeaching One to One – Alexandra
Some Guidelines For Teaching One-To-One – Alexandra Chistyakova There is an upsetting disproportion between the amount of available teacher resourses designed for teaching groups and those for...
View ArticleMore Leadership – Alexandra
Towards A New Generation of Leaders Alexandra Chistyakova As we go through life, we state and re-state our beliefs; we question the notions that once seemed clear-cut and obvious; we reconsider and...
View ArticleMyths, Beliefs, and Truth in ELT – Alexandra
Believe in Your Students, not in Myths Alexandra Chistyakova Myths, biases, and misconceptions seem to accompany almost every aspect of human life. Some of them are based on preconceived opinions,...
View ArticlePeer Observation
Alexandra ChistyakovaBy Alexandra Chistyakova How important is peer observation for teachers? In my case, the peer observation I went through early in my teaching career became a turning point in my...
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