ELT365 · Day 152 — What Receptive Skills Actually Are
Idea — Receptive skills — listening and reading — involve taking language in, not producing it. Learners receive far more than they produce, so these skills…
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ELT365 · Day 212 — Month 7 review — productive skills
Idea — Month 7 covered speaking (accuracy vs fluency, drilling, monitoring, feedback) and writing (process, genre, peer correction, journals). Core principle: production needs preparation and a…
ReadELT365 · Day 211 — Error correction — when and why
Idea — Immediate error correction interrupts fluency and can inhibit risk-taking. Delayed correction collects errors during the task and addresses them after. Match the type to…
ReadELT365 · Day 210 — Assessing mixed-ability classes fairly
Idea — Standardised tests measure all learners against the same benchmark. In mixed-ability classes, progress-based assessment — measuring individual gain — is more motivating and more…
ReadELT365 · Day 209 — Mixed levels together — pairing strategies
Idea — Pair stronger learners with weaker ones for production tasks; pair same-level learners for accuracy tasks. The goal determines the grouping, not class convention. Example…
ReadELT365 · Day 208 — Differentiation — the open task
Idea — An open task has no fixed right answer and can be completed at any level of depth. It differentiates naturally without requiring the teacher…
ReadELT365 · Day 207 — Mixed ability — the reality
Idea — A mixed-ability class is not a problem to solve; it is the normal classroom. The goal is not to standardise outcomes but to give…
ReadELT365 · Day 206 — Business English — email register
Idea — Register in professional writing means matching tone to the relationship and purpose: formal, semi-formal, or informal. Wrong register signals cultural mismatch, not just grammar…
ReadELT365 · Day 205 — Business English — needs analysis first
Idea — Professional learners have specific, job-related language needs. A needs analysis interview before teaching identifies what they must actually do in English: meetings, reports, emails,…
ReadELT365 · Day 204 — Songs and chants in the young learner classroom
Idea — Repetition in songs and chants drills rhythm, pronunciation, and vocabulary with zero tedium. Young learners do not tire of a song they enjoy. Example…
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