Last spring I came across a tweet promoting a series of webinars by prominent researchers for the MA/PhD in applied linguistics at Mary Immaculate College….

This is an interactive video based on the first 30 minutes of an interview between the comedian and social activist Russell Brand and the historian…

This C1/C2 EFL lesson on self-care and meditation was inspired by The 10% Happier podcast. It includes lexical chunks, recontextualisation, a Quizlet set, speaking prompts…

This is a C1/C2 level lesson with an interactive video from the School of Life. It includes both lexical and grammatical elements, with particular emphasis…

This is based on a 2012 TVO interview in which she discusses her book “Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth”. It includes cultural and…



The assumption that being a native speaker of English makes you better able to teach it is becoming increasingly untenable. While this shift in attitude…

In my recent TESOL Spain talk I discussed teachers’ relationship to technology, our sense of identity and Marshall McLuhan’s conception of the media as an…

This tutorial shows how to use Google Docs and Grammarly to identify mistakes in your writing so that you can improve it dramatically. If you…

Find out how to use high-quality images and texts from Instagram to create challenging and engaging online jigsaw reading tasks for group or pair work….