Staff’s Archive

How to avoid doing it: 1. Refuse to give translations for new vocabulary yourself. Pretend/admit you don’t speak the student’s language.  2. Encourage the students to guess the meaning of … Continue reading

Adult learning is a new field of study. The pioneer of this field is Malcolm Knowles. He was convinced that adults learned in a different way than children. This was … Continue reading

What works perfectly well in my  children‘s classes is a monthly feedback I get from them . What I usually do is, I ask them to write down in a piece … Continue reading

Here we are, ready to start another class. We’re feeling lucky because we have the adult students, the ones that are eager to learn. We don’t have to worry about … Continue reading

How: Make a list of pairs of names before the lesson starts or while the students are coming in, or just tell them when the time comes: “Endri you will … Continue reading

I really appreciate the Customer Care process that Lincoln is implementing . Do you know why ? Firstly, because you get to know the students better when you sit in … Continue reading

ENGLISH CONVERSATION AND WRITING Lincoln Center was a fledgling English language school when I first arrived in Albania from the U.S. in 2004 on a Fulbright Scholarship.  Since then, it … Continue reading

Hundreds of new words and facts to master for multiple exams. That’s what I was up against. Twenty years ago, this meant I’d pick up a pencil and paper and … Continue reading

Question: What IPad Apps do you recommend to your students for improving their English? What apps have you used yourself? I look forward to hearing from you! I’ve found flashcards … Continue reading

“Mr. Miekley, I can’t believe the semester has gone by so fast!” Agime said with a few tears in her eyes. We were in a coffee shop in downtown Prishtina. … Continue reading