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TPPT in the Real Classroom: Part 2 Choosing the Right Expression

Alan Granada is an ALT in Kanagawa, teaching English across elementary, junior, and senior high schools. He helps students build communicative confidence by starting from what they can already do and using Adrian Leis’ Task 1-Present-Practice-Task 2 framework, or TPPT. For Part 1, click here. After teaching the first lesson, one question stayed with me.…

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10 August 2026
ALT / Elementary School / High School / junior high scool / professional development / teacher training

TPPT in the Real Classroom: Part 1 Building the Framework

Alan Granada is an ALT in Kanagawa, teaching English across elementary, junior, and senior high schools. He helps students build communicative confidence by starting from what they can already do and using Adrian Leis' Task 1-Present-Practice-Task 2 framework, or TPPT, to guide them through input noticing, flexible output supports, and interaction tasks that gradually increase…

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27 July 2026
Read more about the article ALT Training Online: Free Courses for ALTs, Designed by ALTs
ALT / ALTTO / Japanese Private School / Japanese Public Schools / JET / junior high scool / professional development

ALT Training Online: Free Courses for ALTs, Designed by ALTs

ALTTO is a free platform offering training courses for Assistant Language Teachers in Japanese school system. It provides practical, context-specific professional development in areas like classroom management, lesson planning, teaching listening/speaking skills, and supporting special needs students.

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25 July 2025
Read more about the article How To Use Logic To Improve Your EFL Students’ Writing by Liang Ye
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How To Use Logic To Improve Your EFL Students’ Writing by Liang Ye

by Liang Ye   Bio: Liang Ye is an accidental English teacher. Her previous professional experience was in public policy with the Singapore Government. She holds a Bachelor of Social Science (double major in Sociology and Psychology), a Masters of Arts in Sociology, and also a Level 7 Diploma in TESOL. She…

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20 June 2019
Read more about the article Tips For Teaching Japanese Teenagers And Young Adults by Lina Gordyshevskaya
ALT / EFL / English in Japan / High School / Japanese Students / JET / junior high scool / teaching / teaching tips / teenagers / teens / TEFL / young adults

Tips For Teaching Japanese Teenagers And Young Adults by Lina Gordyshevskaya

by Lina Gordyshevskaya Bio: Lina Gordyshevskaya graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2015 earning an MA with honors in Scandinavian Studies. She obtained a CELTA in 2016 and Delta Module 1 in 2018. Throughout her career, she has taught YL (young learners), teenagers, and adults of various levels in different…

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20 May 2019