Critical Pedagogy in the Classroom
Correcting students need not amount to the banking method of education. Rather, teachers should call on students to contribute their experiences so that teachers can critically engage with students’ i...
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
Understanding sentence structure is crucial in writing because it allows for clear and effective communication. These are the three main types of sentences, each distinguished by the number and types ...
A Blog Post in Five Easy Steps
Step 1: Plan your blog post by choosing a topic, creating an outline, conducting research, and checking facts.
Step 2: Craft a headline that is both informative and will capture readers’ atte...
The Royal Order of Adjectives
The English language gives the liberty to use multiple adjectives to describe everything one can perceive. While adjectives can be used to describe and provide more information about a noun, there is ...
Cognitivism
Cognitivism is a theory of learning that focuses on processes of the mind. Cognitivist learning states that the way we learn is determined by the way our mind takes in, stores, processes, and then acc...
ELT Contexts and Acronyms
English Language Teaching (ELT) occurs in diverse contexts worldwide and is influenced by varying goals, learner needs, and educational environments. Understanding these contexts helps educators tailo...
Podcasting
A podcast is a digital audio file one can download or listen to over the internet. Podcasts are typically available as a series of prerecorded talk-radio shows that users can get on their computers or...
Writing a Memo
A memo (also known as a memorandum, or reminder) is used for internal communications regarding procedures or official business within an organization. Unlike an email, a memo is a message sent to a la...