Helen Strong's Blog

A web of wealth

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:26:42 +0100

The internet can help teachers in three main ways; by providing learning resources, teaching resources and opportunities for professional development.

Non-standard is not sub-standard

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:12:35 +0100

Dialects are about belonging to a discourse community, a tolerance of which is crucial to developing intercultural competence.

If you’re not a specialist, help is at hand

helen@helenstrong.de — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:01:44 +0100

Specialist vocabulary is now a crucial component of business English courses. Business English trainers are expected to be able to provide training in ESP as well as in general business vocabulary and skills.

CLIL for skiers

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:21:11 +0100

I didn’t realize that I knew only the German words for skiing terminology until I tried to explain these things to my British visitors.

Not just a teaching resource

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:21:07 +0100

Business Spotlight is not just a teaching resource; I’ve learned a heck of a lot from the magazine over the years.

Our mobile-learning survey results

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:35:37 +0100

Our survey results indicate that, in order to meet more closely the learning needs and wishes of students, teachers need to make use of mobile devices and tools in a targeted way.

My first online workshop

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:11:57 +0100

Holding a workshop online is quite different from doing one with a “live” audience, most notably because of the nature of the audience reaction.

Practical teaching ideas

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:24:17 +0100

I like the magazine feature My Working Life because the language is generally at a low level, but the text can be exploited at all levels, in terms of both language and/or tasks.

What I learned at the Oktoberfest

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:44:35 +0200

Have you tried remembering telephone numbers without the help of your mobile phone lately?

An instant presentation

helen@helenstrong.de — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:21:07 +0200

Getting your students to give a presentation on the topic of their name takes the focus away from difficult content and shifts it instead towards presentation language, skills and structure.