Get the latest news from englishexpert.de. Discover the latest insights into English language training, Business English, TEFL methodology, instructional design, materials writing, and English for Specific Purposes (ESP).
The Consumption Problem Nobody Likes to Talk About In the corporate language training world, regardless of whether you are a […]
Why Fluency Isn’t the Goal. What to Aim for Instead. In corporate language training, “fluency” is still the holy grail. […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic drove everybody into the home office, online training has become the primary delivery method for language […]
Instructional Scaffolding refers to the support mechanisms and strategies used by teachers to help students progress through learning tasks and […]
Rudolf Flesch was an Austrian immigrant who moved to America in 1938 to escape Nazi persecution. He was a committed […]
The instruction or rubric is very important to any language training activity. It generally tells the language learner how to […]
If you are learning a language, you should remember that small talk is one of the most important ways to […]
Business English for Beginners: Is It Worth the Struggle? Yes, but it’s not easy. One of the biggest challenges is […]
What vocabulary should I learn? This is a good question for an aspiring language learner. The answer depends on your […]
Discover how communicative grammar teaching transforms adult language learning. Most adults have bad memories of learning grammar. We were all […]
When I first started learning German, I stuck Post-it notes on objects around the apartment, Tisch on the table, Fenster […]
AI tools have been around for a while now, but the ease with which GenAI can produce language and content […]
I recently attended an interesting online talk by Ilya Gogin (Pearson’s Product Management Director). At the begining of his talk […]
I am not going to sugarcoat this for you, so let’s not pretend. Working as a business English trainer today […]
The language course is over. So, how do you know if it was a success or not?This issue challenges both […]
More than often these days, language training is seen as a nice-to-have rather than a must-have. To stand out from […]
Needs analysis is definitely the foundation of effective business language training. Without a clear understanding of what learners require in […]
The goal of BELF is not to sound like a BBC presenter. Nor is it short for British Elocution Lessons […]
One of the biggest challenges of writing ELT materials is ensuring that what you have written matches the target learner’s […]
Emergent Language refers to what happens during unplanned conversations in the classroom. For example, in some lessons, trainers begin with […]
Quite often these days, I come across texts on the internet that start with the phrase: In today’s fast-paced world… […]
Before the pandemic, I got up every morning and traveled from one side of the city to the other, often […]
There is a common misconception that online language lessons are less valuable than in-person lessons. There are also concerns that […]
As creators of English Language Teaching (ELT) materials, we know that one of the biggest challenges in language learning is […]