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How important is homework? – Scott Thornbury
Two or three hours of English is just not enough. Even studying in a classroom for several hours a day, you’re unlikely to achieve a high level if you do nothing in between. As Leo van Lier put it,...
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Using English outside of class – Scott Thornbury
There were two young Catalans at my gym who would while away their time on the exercise bicycles and rowing machines speaking English to each other. It was dreadful, highly accented and very...
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How important is lesson planning? – Scott Thornbury
How important is detailed lesson planning? Because you’re probably expecting me to answer the question in the negative, and because I love surprising people, I’ll answer it like this: VERY important –...
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What I learned in 2012 – Scott
A Fairly Tech-y Year Academic Director What have I learned this year? What am I still learning? It’s significant perhaps that most of my learning experiences this year have related to the uses of...
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iTDi Research Issue – Scott
On Research and Taking it Forward I guess I’m a big picture kind of person. I like to see (and report on) major shifts and trends, and generalize these to the widest range of contexts. So I have some...
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Breaking Rules – Scott
Scott Thornbury Academic Director Rules Are Made To Be Broken — Scott Thornbury The first rule that I broke as a new teacher was using translation in class. I can’t remember being told not to, but...
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Staying healthy and motivated – Scott Thornbury
What Motivates You As A Teacher? — Scott Thornbury It’s not the best of times to be a teacher. In Spain, where I live, and in response to the deteriorating economic situation, the government has just...
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Error correction – Scott Thornbury
What are errors & how should we deal with them in our classes? – Scott Thornbury When I first started teaching the answer to these two questions was clear and unproblematic. What are errors? They...
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