Apr 29, 2026 Grammar, Lesson planning, Teacher Development and CPD, Teaching lexically Target Language and planning Target language will be a familiar term for anyone who has studied a course such as CELTA or Trinity Cert TESOL, but it is a core idea for many teachers practice, even if they are unfamiliar with the term. It basically refers to the language that we plan to teach. I’m not against having a […]
Feb 19, 2026 Advanced language and culture, Chunk of the day, Chunks Metaphors we live by: a company is like a ship In their seminal 1980 book, ‘Metaphors We Live By‘, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggested that metaphors are a tool that allow us to use what we know about our physical and social environment to understand more – and to talk abut – abstract things like time, emotions, work and mental activity. They also looked […]
Feb 4, 2026 Courses, Teacher Development and CPD, Teaching lexically The Trinity CertPT with Lexical Lab This year we will be offering the Trinity CertPT as part of our teacher development provision. In this post, we’ll be looking at what the CertPT is and how it fits with our programmes.What is the Trinity CertPT?The Trinity CertPT is a way to provide assessment and accreditation for teachers’ ongoing professional development. The PT […]
Jul 3, 2025 Developing materials, Lexis, Resources, Revision Prompts for developing vocabulary materials with AI Writing good AI prompts for developing vocabulary materials was the focus of Elif Atali’s presentation at IATEFL this year. Elif is a teacher at Bursa Technical University in Turkey and was the winner of our Lexical Lab scholarship. Here she outlines her presentation and relates her wider experiences. Over to ElifWriting vocabulary materials with AIMy […]
Jun 23, 2025 Chunk of the day, Chunks, Lexis More sailing idioms This is the second in a short series of posts looking at sailing idioms and idioms connected to the UK’s long history as a maritime nation. It’s a reflection of the way in which our 8000-mile coastline has shaped the language and the way we process the world – and by the way, you can […]
