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10 tips on writing effective rubrics

This article first appeared in Modern English Teacher in 2016 and was adapted from my book with Lindsay Clandfield, ‘ETpedia…

Do-it-yourself materials writing and self-publishing

This article first appeared in Modern English Teacher, 23 (2), April, 2014 so it’s a little dated in parts but still…

The inexact science of adapting an authentic reading text

Most teachers and materials writers use written texts from a variety of authentic sources. A CLIL or EAP teacher, for…

Working ‘with’ the course book, not ‘for’ the course book.

In the past I’ve given talks to teachers about how to use my course book ‘Life’ effectively with students. One…

Course books, materials, relationships

Creating crosswords

Here are some tips on creating crosswords and writing the clues. You can also use three of the crosswords shown…

crosswords, self-study, vocabulary

Planning the aims of your material

A ten-minute talk in which I share some ideas on planning goals, aims and objective so that the writing process…

aims, Goals, objectives, Planning

Creating board games

Here’s a 5 minute video tip on writing and creating board games. After you have watched you might also want…

board games, photocopiable, resources

What is ETpedia Materials Writing?

I wrote ETpedia Materials Writing with Lindsay Clandfield. Here’s what the publisher Pavilion ELT says about it on its website:…

Ten ways to analyse an authentic text

The ability to take an authentic text and be able to turn it into something which you can use for…

authentic, discourse, register, text analysis

Writing a realistic script

Balancing a script for audio or video with real features of speech and the need for the level to be…

audio, dialogues, real speech, scripts

ETpedia Materials Writing Book Review

The following book review of ETpedia Materials Writing was written by Brian Brennan and first appeared in Modern English Teacher Issue 28…

book reviews, ETpedia

A checklist for writing teacher’s notes

If you want teachers to use your materials in class, then write a set of notes to accompany them. Here’s…

checklist, Teacher's books

How will other teachers use your materials?

When you write materials for your own lessons, you can easily adapt them but when you write for other teachers,…

role, Worksheets

Using online text checkers

Analysing the level of the vocabulary in a text and using online tools to help you with this.

CEFR, Level

The voice of the teacher’s notes

Anyone who has used a coursebook has probably used the accompanying teacher’s book. It’s the how-to guide that lets you…

teacher, Teacher's books, teacher's notes

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