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Is the PPP Method of Teaching EFL Out of Date?

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For many years, the PPP technique has been used in the EFL classroom to great satisfaction. Presentation, practice and production has been at the centre of TEFL, with teachers first presenting the target information, the students then practising it in a controlled way, before producing it in a fresh context with free communication.

But with some modern approaches to teaching now critical of PPP, and new EFL teaching techniques springing up all the time, has the PPP teaching method become out of date?  Continue reading →

Christmas Vocabulary for EFL Lessons

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Christmas Vocabulary EFL Lesson - baublesChristmas is here, which means festive lesson ideas are making their way into the EFL classroom! What better time than to take a look at Christmas vocabulary and put it into context? Although not all EFL students celebrate Christmas, it is still an important cultural holiday for English-speaking countries, so EFL students will benefit from knowing what it’s all about.

Christmas is a really interesting topic with loads of quirky traditions (and we’re not just talking about Uncle Bert’s insistence on charades before the Queen‘s speech!) So before you launch into another verse of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, hold onto your paper hats – it’s time to think about Christmas vocabulary!
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