Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching
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Plagiarism in Higher Education: What Do Students Need to Be Aware of?
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Teach Business English with Mind Maps
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Christmas English Games For Beginner to Intermediate Learners
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Understanding IELTS and TOEFL Essay Rubrics
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Teaching Conversational English in Japan: Is AI the Solution?
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Grammar Teaching and The Problem of Terminology
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Adjective Order in English Revisited
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Getting to 200 Million Podcast Downloads in Seven Years, with Lindsay McMahon
Lindsay is an education technology (Edtech) entrepreneur in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language) as well as a teacher who strives to help clients reach their communication