The Joy of Writing
THE JOY OF WRITING Readers have different preferences when it comes to reading an academic paper. Some like it long, others like it short. Writers too have different preferences.…
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The Power of Implicit Language Learning
"The ability to produce language relatively easily for communicative purposes draws heavily on implicit knowledge" (Loewen, 2015, p.25) In a recent discussion on the role of implicit and explicit knowledge…
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Extensive Listening: Why Bother?
Renandya, W. A., & Farrell, T. S. (2011). ‘Teacher, the tape is too fast!’Extensive listening in ELT. ELT journal, 65(1), 52-59. When I was writing this paper with Tom some…
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Language Teaching Methodology: Past, Present and Future
The swinging pendulum is often used as a metaphor to describe the changing theoretical perspectives that underpin a language teaching method. Just like a pendulum that swings left and right,…
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