The BusyTeacher team has compiled 17 best articles and resources for Language Teachers and Learners in 2017.

Stancy Zeiger says, “This year, we at Busy Teacher have had the opportunity to bring you a wealth of articles, worksheets, and other resources to help make make your experience as a language teacher or learner much more positive. To round out the year, we’d like to take the opportunity to highlight some of our most popular articles and resources. Check out the list and see if there’s anything you might’ve missed during the year.

How to Teach Conversational English

Some people think conversational English is easy to teach and can be a relaxing experience. However, if done right, it requires a lot of planning (more…)

Michael McCarthy has published an article on using collocations on the Cambridge University ELT blog.

McCarthy says, “Collocations are pairs of words that occur regularly together, with a high degree of probability. They don’t have to be used next to one another; they just have to occur in the same environment. Here are some examples:

She has blond hair. His hair is dyed blond.

She drives a beige car. His car is a sort of light beige.

The internet has played a crucial role in globalisation. The role played by the internet in globalisation has been crucial.

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Mike Astbury has published an article on phrasal verbs on the Cambridge University ELT blog.

Astbury says, “This low preparation game is designed to help students practise a language structure with micro-writing, and create memorable sentences and pictures that reinforce its meaning. In this example I’m looking at phrasal verbs with an upper-intermediate (B2) class but it’s highly adaptable and could be used with a variety of vocabulary or grammar. (more…)