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Testing: Reliability, Validity and Practicality

How do you know if a test is effective?. Let’s explore those concepts of reliability, validity, and practicality

11 Examples of While-Reading Activities

While-reading activities or During-Reading activities are part of the three main stages that a reading lesson

The Monitor Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition

The Monitor Hypothesis is one of five hypotheses developed by Stephen Krashen. For the Monitor to be successfully used, three conditions must be met.

3 Stages for Teaching Reading

In this lesson, you will learn more about the main stages for teaching reading: Pre-Reading, While-Reading and Post-Reading activities

The 3 Stages of a Listening Lesson

The three stages are the pre-listening stage, the while-listening stage, and the post-listening stage

10 Characteristics of Teacher-Centered Instruction

In this post, you will find anything you need to know about teacher-centered instruction and its characteristics.

15 Examples of Pre-Reading Activities

Here are 15 pre-reading activities for your classes so you can start your reading lessons with the right foot.

10 Types of Post-Listening Activities

Post-Listening Activities consist of tasks which main aim is to help students reflect on the listening experience.

19 Types of Pre-Listening Activities

The pre-listening stage help students to prepare for what they are going to hear, and this gives them a greater chance of success in any given task.

Types of Cohesive Devices

Cohesive devices, sometimes called linking words, linkers, connectors, discourse markers or transitional words.

13 Examples of Post-Reading Activities

In this post, you will find Examples of Post-Reading Activities such as creative writing, creative discussions, finding related news, and character analysis.

Types of Listening in the ESL Classroom

We have a purpose when we write, read, speak and listening is not exception There are five primary purposes of listening in the classroom, learn them here

PPP Framework in Teaching: Presentation, Practice and Production

The PPP Teaching Framework is a model to describe the typical stages of language teaching lesson. The PPP Teaching framework consist of four main stages.

40 Debate Topics for the ESL Classroom

A debate is a discussion in which participants articulate, justify, and clarify their positions on an issue or refute statements made by the opposing side.

12 Examples of While-Listening Activities

While-Listening activities are activities that are completed by the students when they are listening to a passage.

Listening for Gist and Detail

Listening for Gist and Detail. Listening is a receptive skill that helps students learn more vocabulary and improve their pronunciation.

Product Approach to Writing

The product approach to writing is a traditional method that emphasizes the final written product. In this approach, students analyze and emulate model texts to produce their own work, focusing…