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In this section, you will find a number of blog posts, which have been written to help you develop your skills and knowledge as a teacher in the professional practice 'Planning lessons and courses'. From primary-aged students to adult learners of English, the blog posts you will find here are practical, insightful and full of ideas to support your teaching and planning for all kinds of classrooms.

Disclaimer: All content written for our magazine is produced independently by teachers working in the English language teaching profession around the world. The views and opinions expressed in the content produced by these writers does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the British Council

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Maximising speaking opportunities

With remote teaching maximising speaking opportunities can be particularly difficult where the sessions are more teacher led and teacher talking time is increased.

The proof of the pudding

Speak and the world is full of singing :)

Reading means loving

Teachers are the people who are largely responsible for shaping the young minds, and thus for the future of their students.

Making Vocabulary Learning Permanent

Vocabulary plays an important role in being able to communicate. And after you begin to learn a foreign language, communicating is the essential skill to promote. There are various techniques of vocabulary instruction, but are they effective for teaching and encouraging long-term learning?

Important checklist for online lesson plan

Teaching and Learning principles remain the same, whether it is online or in-person; however, remote teaching requires extra skills such as: digital literacy, technical requirements, online lesson planning, motivation, empathy and repetitive communication for the effective teaching and learning.