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The Future English Language Classroom: Human-Centred, Powered By AI https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/23/future-english-language-classroom-ai/ In a not-so-distant future, the English language classroom has been transformed, not by replacing teachers with machines, but by empowering teachers through technology. An AI assistant listens as students speak in pairs, offering real-time feedback on fluency and pronunciation. The teacher, freed from constant correction, moves between groups offering personalised support, encouraging self-expression, and facilitating […] The post The Future English Language Classroom: Human-Centred, Powered By AI (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/23/future-english-language-classroom-ai/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

3 Fun Activities to End the Year with Gratitude https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/17/3-fun-activities-to-end-the-year-with-gratitude/ Dear Teacher, Throughout the year, you’ve worked tirelessly to create a positive environment where learners feel supported and valued. Through carefully designed activities, you’ve helped your students grow both academically and personally. By encouraging collaboration and responsibility through these daily activities, you’ve inspired your students to become thoughtful, engaged, and compassionate members of their community. As […] The post 3 Fun Activities to End the Year with Gratitude (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/17/3-fun-activities-to-end-the-year-with-gratitude/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

How to Evaluate Student Success with Assessment https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/12/how-to-evaluate-student-success-with-assessment/ As teachers, how do we know that our students understand the class material? And how do our students know that they understand it? Everybody Up has a variety of assessment opportunities that can help your students reflect on their progress and lead them to become successful English language learners. In a recent webinar, Erika Osvath […] The post How to Evaluate Student Success with Assessment (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/12/how-to-evaluate-student-success-with-assessment/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Teaching Values To Very Young Learners https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/05/teaching-values-to-very-young-learners/ I vividly remember Oscar, a preschool child in my class, jumping up and down excitedly during an activity as he called out, ‘I’m helping!’ Oscar knew that not only had he learnt that helping others was a nice and good thing to do, but he could also put it into practice. For him, it was […] The post Teaching Values To Very Young Learners (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/06/05/teaching-values-to-very-young-learners/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Arts and Crafts Classroom Management for Preschool Projects https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/05/30/arts-and-crafts-classroom-management-preschool-projects/ If you teach Early Years, you probably love doing arts and crafts lessons as much as your learners do, but they can easily go wrong. In this blog post, we will explore some simple tips on how Toy Team, our new preschool course from Oxford University Press, can help you make these lessons more manageable. […] The post Arts and Crafts Classroom Management for Preschool Projects (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/05/30/arts-and-crafts-classroom-management-preschool-projects/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

The Power of Music in Learning: How Songs Make Education Engaging, Fun, and Effective https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/05/23/the-power-of-music-in-learning-how-songs-make-education-engaging-fun-and-effective/ Do you use songs in your lessons with young learners? Most teachers will say, “Yes!” But have you ever thought about why we use songs in our young learner classrooms? Here are some qualities that make songs so important. Songs can improve pronunciation and develop phonological awareness.  Many songs have repetition.  Songs can aid the […] The post The Power of Music in Learning: How Songs Make Education Engaging, Fun, and Effective (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/05/23/the-power-of-music-in-learning-how-songs-make-education-engaging-fun-and-effective/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Bridging the Gap: How Real-World Connections Make Learning More Meaningful. https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/05/15/bridging-the-gap-how-real-world-connections-make-learning-more-meaningful/ Teaching young learners can feel like juggling. It’s hard to keep students’ attention. It’s hard to keep the energy focused and positive. There are always a variety of abilities in the class. Children have different motivations and needs. It reminds you of the expression “like herding cats”. With everyone heading in different directions with their […] The post Bridging the Gap: How Real-World Connections Make Learning More Meaningful. (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/05/15/bridging-the-gap-how-real-world-connections-make-learning-more-meaningful/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Can concept-based inquiry help us nurture future-ready kids? https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/04/29/can-concept-based-inquiry-help-us-nurture-future-ready-kids/ Future-proof your young learners with concept-based inquiry, an innovative new methodology in English language learning that combines concept-based and inquiry-based learning to educate tomorrow’s changemakers. It was an unremarkable, cold and wintery afternoon when suddenly a little voice said: “I’m the boss of you!” My five-year-old niece’s words sent an icy shiver down my spine […] The post Can concept-based inquiry help us nurture future-ready kids? (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/04/29/can-concept-based-inquiry-help-us-nurture-future-ready-kids/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Stress Management Skills For Educators https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/04/09/stress-management-skills-for-educators/ When you first start teaching, you imagine that the hardest part of the role would be the planning and delivery of lessons. However, you probably quickly realise that teaching is so much more than that. It’s about balancing responsibilities, managing unexpected challenges and often putting others’ needs before your own. You take on the role […] The post Stress Management Skills For Educators (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/04/09/stress-management-skills-for-educators/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Sustainability At School: Simple Steps To A Greener Classroom https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/03/18/sustainability-school-simple-steps/ As the world continues to face growing environmental challenges, the concept of sustainability has become increasingly significant in all areas of life, including in the classroom. Sustainability refers to meeting our current needs without compromising the planet for future generations.  In the context of the English language classroom, this means adopting practices that minimise environmental […] The post Sustainability At School: Simple Steps To A Greener Classroom (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/03/18/sustainability-school-simple-steps/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Supporting Multilingual Language Learners In Your Classroom https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/02/13/supporting-multilingual-language-learners-in-your-classroom/ There are many terms to talk about English language learning; ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), ELL (English Language Learning) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) are just some examples. However, many language learners don’t fall into any of these categories. They’re not just learning English, but perhaps they’re learning (and speaking) multiple languages […] The post Supporting Multilingual Language Learners In Your Classroom (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/02/13/supporting-multilingual-language-learners-in-your-classroom/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Five Tips To Challenge Native Speaker Fallacy https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/02/11/five-tips-to-challenge-native-speaker-fallacy/ Accents are the soul of a language; they carry the history and culture of its people.                                                    Unknown If I ask you to think about your favourite teacher when you were a student, who comes to your mind? Why do you think of them? What makes that teacher memorable? If you are like me, the […] The post Five Tips To Challenge Native Speaker Fallacy (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/02/11/five-tips-to-challenge-native-speaker-fallacy/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Public Speaking Basics: How To Help Students Deal With Anxiety https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/01/10/public-speaking-basics-help-students-with-anxiety/ Public speaking is an essential skill for learners. At some point in their lives, students will need to speak in front of an audience – whether that’s giving a presentation in class, or to peers and colleagues in the workplace.  However, many students experience significant anxiety when faced with the prospect of speaking in front […] The post Public Speaking Basics: How To Help Students Deal With Anxiety (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2025/01/10/public-speaking-basics-help-students-with-anxiety/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There? https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/11/12/beyond-an-elt-teaching-career/ As an English language teacher, you might reach a point in your teaching career where you’re feeling comfortable and confident in the classroom, but you’re looking for something more. Perhaps you’re searching for new challenges, different opportunities or a way to apply your skills outside of the classroom.  But, what alternatives are there to teaching, […] The post Beyond An ELT Teaching Career: What Alternatives Are There? (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/11/12/beyond-an-elt-teaching-career/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Creative Writing Activities To Liven Up Your Writing Class https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/11/01/creative-writing-activities-to-liven-up-your-writing-class/ Writing tasks in lessons often focus on exam preparation or writing full-length texts. However, there are many other ways to make writing lessons engaging, such as incorporating creative writing activities.  Creative writing activities not only allow learners to apply their lexical and grammatical knowledge more freely but also encourage them to think imaginatively and express […] The post Creative Writing Activities To Liven Up Your Writing Class (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/11/01/creative-writing-activities-to-liven-up-your-writing-class/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Inspiring Changemakers: Integrating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into Primary Education https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/10/11/inspiring-changemakers-integrating-the-uns-sustainable-development-goals-into-primary-education/ Sustainable Development Goals: The What, When, Why and How? Our skills as Primary English teachers are challenged more than ever in the current climate as we guide the children in our classes on the first steps of their journey through life. Many of us worry about educating children for a future we know very little […] The post Inspiring Changemakers: Integrating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into Primary Education (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/10/11/inspiring-changemakers-integrating-the-uns-sustainable-development-goals-into-primary-education/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Mastering Classroom Management: Transform Your Teaching https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/08/15/mastering-classroom-management-transform-your-teaching/ Effective classroom management is the cornerstone of a successful teaching experience. As educators, we strive to create an environment where students can thrive, learn, and feel valued. However, the dynamic nature of the classroom means that no two days are ever the same. This unpredictability can be both exciting and challenging. In this blog, we […] The post Mastering Classroom Management: Transform Your Teaching (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/08/15/mastering-classroom-management-transform-your-teaching/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

How To Promote Equity And Inclusion In The Classroom https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/07/23/how-to-promote-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-classroom/ Whatever age group you teach, creating an inclusive classroom is essential for building a positive and supportive learning environment. When students feel safe and valued, they are more likely to participate and engage in lessons. Why make your classroom more inclusive? An inclusive classroom helps build rapport with students and provides a safe space where […] The post How To Promote Equity And Inclusion In The Classroom (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/07/23/how-to-promote-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-classroom/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

New Teacher Advice: 5 Tips To Avoid Common Teaching Mistakes https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/07/17/new-teacher-advice-5-tips-to-avoid-common-teaching-mistakes/ Starting as a new English language teacher can seem overwhelming. There are many things for you to think about before, during and after each class. Besides planning lessons, you also need to think about how to manage the classroom and handle different types of students. So, what is some useful new teacher advice to avoid common […] The post New Teacher Advice: 5 Tips To Avoid Common Teaching Mistakes (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/07/17/new-teacher-advice-5-tips-to-avoid-common-teaching-mistakes/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).

Learning Through Play: Activity Ideas For Young Learners https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/07/10/learning-through-play-classroom-activity-ideas-young-learners/ Learning through play is a powerful educational approach, particularly for young learners. It’s not just about having fun; it’s about encouraging children to explore the world around them at their own level and pace. This helps them to develop their cognitive, physical and communicative skills. Through play, young learners can unleash their creativity, engage in […] The post Learning Through Play: Activity Ideas For Young Learners (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/2024/07/10/learning-through-play-classroom-activity-ideas-young-learners/) appeared first on Teaching English with Oxford (https://teachingenglishwithoxford.oup.com/).