Oct 29, 2026 Teacher Development and CPD, Teaching lexically, Trinity CertPT Why a Trinity CertPT in Teaching Lexically? The Trinity CertPT in Teaching Lexically is the official title of our course for this level 6 qualification . Some of you may wonder how that works and whether out assessment is different to other ones listed on the Trinity website. Same assessment with Teaching Lexically content The short answer to this is no. All […]
Oct 15, 2026 Teacher Development and CPD, Trinity CertPT, Uncategorized CELTA or Trinity CertPT? When Trinity CertPT is not for you. For some people there is no choice between a CELTA or a Trinity CertPT. The name tells you what you can and can’t do. The Cert PT is for Practising Teachers. If you have never taught before you can’t do a Trinity CertPT. Instead an initial course like […]
Aug 20, 2026 Uncategorized Grammar at low levels What grammar do low level learners need to know and in what order? I have talked about grammar at low levels in other posts, but a recent conversation with a colleague made me want to revisit the theme. We were talking about Outcomes beginner and their experience of using it. It was a generally positive […]
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 […]
