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

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Professional competence 1 - methodology article

Professional competence 1

Here is a selection of top tips to help teachers of English develop their professional competence. They cover issues of professional conduct, strategies for dealing with students and their language production, the importance of meaningful communication and the example the teacher sets. This is the first of two such articles.

Repertoire - methodology article

Repertoire

All teachers have a variety of techniques and activities that they regularly use - their repertoire.

Action research - methodology article

Action research

Action research can make you a "student of teaching" (John Dewey). 

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