Going Deep

Going Deep

What Does Exploiting the Same Material to Go ‘Deep’ with Your Target Language Mean? Do you sometimes feel ‘guilty’ when using the same piece of material over and over again in a lesson? Don’t! Your learners will thank you for it. 😉 How do YOU like to...
Good Teaching Prohibited

Good Teaching Prohibited

The Difficulty of Doing the Cambridge Delta Module 2 in Some (Cultural or Professional) Contexts Is good teaching prohibited in any ways in your context? :O — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified English...
How Many Lexical Items to Teach

How Many Lexical Items to Teach

How Many Lexical Items Should I Include in a Cambridge Delta Module 2 Lesson Have you ever tried teaching much more? Much fewer? What happened? — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified English language teachers...
How to Fail Strategically

How to Fail Strategically

On Failing and Jumping to the Next Level… When was the last time something worked out differently for you than planned? How did you ‘use’ it to gain momentum or ‘catapult’ yourself to the next level? — — Hi. I’m Fatime....
Imperceivable Progress

Imperceivable Progress

Progress Is Sometimes Imperceivable (for Us!)… Is there a skill you recently got better at and struggled to notice this growth in you? What helped you become aware of your improvement in the end? — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher...
Info Gaps

Info Gaps

Why Creating Info Gaps Is a Good Idea What’s a ‘real life info gap’ situation you’ve recently been in? — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified English language teachers become better at...